Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Old Ruby Reds...

For this weeks Ruby Tuesday I had a photo of a road works lantern. I have no idea how old it is, but I know our road works departments don't use them anymore. The second photo is of the same lantern, different angle and different use. A spider, that I did not see or snap, has built its home here. There are some tiny flowers caught in the web that make this web very homely looking indeed.



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Below is an original letter box, dating from the Gold Rush days in Victoria. I think this treasure from the early snail mail era was probably put in that spot in the mid 1800's. This cute ruby letter box sure has a lot more character than the new mail boxes you find all over the place.


























Visit MARY/THETEACH for more Ruby Tuesdays and have a very Ruby Tuesday everyone!


Love,

Eaton.

9 comments:

  1. Eaton, the road work lantern has such character added to by the home of the spider. The letter box is very unusual... Happy Ruby Tuesday! :)

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  2. spiders have a way of taking over everything...which reminds me that I need to spray my garage to keep the black widdows out of it this summer!

    I love that old mail box. I've never seen one that pretty...all we have here are the ugly blue ones. :(

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  3. Wonderful RED finds for this week!
    Hugs and blessings,

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  4. Very nice pictures ! In Belgium we also have red letter boxes or at least had, they are disappearing more and more !

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  5. I like the Gold Rush era box. It's certainly a good deal more artistic and interesting than the institutional ones you see here in the States.

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  6. I love the mailbox, but the spider webs freak me out!

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  7. The old letterbox has way more character than new ones, that's for sure!

    The old lantern is fascinating. Did it run on batteries?

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  8. Dear Eaton,
    The road work lantern photo had such a rare tranquility over it.
    An item left, but still alive.
    The flower decorations, -more Victorian than even the mailbox.
    Then of course I am not used to poison spiders. To me they are utility insects, keeping flys and lice away.
    From Felisol

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  9. I like the old red mail box, which has definitely more character than our modern ones.

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love,
Eaton

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