Post boxes and bullfinches

Post boxes have recently attracted my attention, possibly because they are red and more probably because they seem to be out of step with modern technological progress. Without going into too much philosophical detail, in this age of tweets, blogs, facebook and e mail, it strikes me as odd that we continue with the practice of popping envelopes into post boxes. As the end result of a delivery cannot be guaranteed, one can only assume that they have some sort of hold over us. This is possibly connected to memories associated with having to walk, rather than sit, tap and click.


Of course, I tend to encounter the aforesaid red objects when out and about, walking. This one was close to the chocolate box thatched cottage in the Buckfast Abbey walk.

Although Bullfinches don't have much connection with postboxes, apart from a tenuous colour association, I couldn't resist including Mr. and Mrs. B. in this posting. They were sighted in amongst the flowers this morning. It's the reddish colour again. If there were many more red objects hopping about and carefully placed in obscure settings in walls, etc. nobody would do anything other than take pictures and films. Well, I certainly wouldn't.

Mr. and Mrs. Bullfinch, attracted to matching flowers