THE BLUE BOX

I was down in Richmond recently photographing Cary Street and wanted a break, so I ducked into the local Starbucks, got me a small Tux (needed the sugar, I think) and sat on the steps while I drank, observing my surroundings. I saw the mail boxes across the street, that minimalist thing creeping up again, just the three of them, surrounded by nothing, with a great white backdrop to accent the blue.  I read a headline the other week that the USPS blue box is going the way of extinction. So naturally, I had to preserve this great American icon. Course, pretty soon, the Postal Service may be going the way of extinction.