Mail Run Shadows

My walks to the Post Office have become more frequent over the past few weeks, due to the cutting back of hours of postal employees in our little town. Our mail is now processed in Nashville, Tennessee, which is about 50 miles away. 

Mail in the mail boxes scattered around the downtown area (one just across the street from our office and the one pictured here in front of the Justice Center) are now being picked up at 3:45 instead of 5:00 as they had been for years. This has been a huge inconvenience for us as well as the other attorneys downtown. We have many mailings that are certified deliveries and MUST be post marked on that day. 

So now these either have to be ready for mailing and in the mail box by 3 pm or walked to the Post Office. (this is the view walking back from the Post Office - our office is the white building on the left at the corner).


Before this change I only took heavy mailings or Express mailings to the Post Office. 
At least now I am getting a little more walking in and have more opportunities to find shadows. Here are a few I found this week.

This is one of the office buildings across the street from the Post Office. 

I liked the way the balconies projected lattice like shadows on the wall of the building.









Another one of the buildings had shadows of trees on the wall as well as the posts.

My shadow being cast along the sidewalk and the wall around one of the buildings.

Along with shadows, I had to share the shots I took of some of the greenery around one of the buildings after a recent rain.

I love capturing raindrops on flowers and greenery.

Linked to Shadow Shot Sunday 2 and Straight Out of the Camera.

First Snowflakes Of The Season

This week started off with rain, rain, rain. I think we received around two inches in one day and there were flash flood warnings for several of the surrounding counties.

By Wednesday the temperatures had dropped and we saw our first snowflakes of the season. 

For a couple of hours the snow was falling at a really fast rate. It was a very wet snow and melted as soon as it hit the roadway.

It did leave a very light dusting on the grassy areas for a little while. 

But, soon the clouds rolled away and the sun popped out.

The funny thing was how it left rain drops on all the trees and bushes.

It was so pretty and was like they were stuck or frozen there.

I was so glad to see the sun. And, of course with the sun comes the hunt for shadows,

like the little tree on my way to the Post Office.

Linked with Shadow Shot Sunday and Straight Out Of The Camera.