It's Blue Monday!
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these courageous couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" was said about 2500 years ago by the Greek historian, Herodotus. He said this adage during the war between the Greeks and Persians about 500 B.C. in reference to the Persian mounted postal couriers whom he observed and held in high esteem.
Today many people believe this saying to be the
U.S. Postal Service (U.S.P.S.) motto. In fact, it is not their official slogan. According to the U.S.P.S. they have no slogan at all!
Johnny and I went to drop off some mail, and I realized that in my never-ending quest to find
blue, this institution certainly qualifies.
This is another post office close to our place. Weren't they smart to choose such a beautiful color?
Look at these beautiful blue babies all lined up and standing at attention, just waiting to be fed.
I found a couple of trucks that had finished the work for the day.
Here's another lot with trucks "resting" from their labors!
Ah, beautiful blue. Happy Blue Monday!Blue Monday Participants1. Linderhof
2. Lana G!
3. Secret powers in my Garden
4. Dreams and Time
5. Baba's Special Babies
6. LaVoice
7. Pie
8. Cindy@Fairy Tale Cottage
9. Rajesh, India
10. Carly's Photography
11. carolynUSA
12. Jeanne,backyard neighbor
13. lazyclick, India
14. Dena E
15. Rach @ No Slippy Hair Clippy
16. ~CC Catherine
17. Candy @ The Little Round Table
18. Rinkly Rimes Australia
19. Riet, Holland
20. Vivapinay, Philippines
21. mizhelle
22. Farmor, Sweden
23. Milla
24. Loui
25. Hedwig - SE
26. Mary@OnePerfectBite | 27. Carpe Diem Sweden
28. LUNA
29. Dave Q, UK
30. Loveleng
31. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita
32. Race@Wahm's Cozy Corner
33. Race@Beyond Horizons
34. LOLA @ THE LOLA DIARIES
35. Linda@Lindanjake
36. Hagemor Norway
37. Vintage Rose Studio
38. Siromade Australia
39. Inspired Living Spaces
40. DANIELA
41. Anne Fannie
42. Irene Photography, Norway
43. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN
44. Judith, UK
45. Cindy @ Applestone Cottage
46. Turid, Norway
47. hip chick
48. Debbie-Dabble
49. RockCandy
50. Eden, Australia
51. Homemaking In High Heels
52. Jan, Australia | 53. Carlotta
54. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen
55. Beth @ Food As Art - GIVEAWAY
56. Kathryn
57. Maria's Space
58. Tracy F. @ Honeysuckle and Hissy Fits
59. Blue Laws at Charm of the Carolines
60. ...Molly's Country Memories
61. bj@SWEET NOTHINGS
62. Helen
63. Tina@Beansie Babbles
64. cindy
65. Ann @ Tin and sparkle
66. The Tablescaper
67. Becky K
68. Shannara
69. Kathy @Me & My Memes
70. Shirleys World
71. Jenn Raley - Weekend Blues
72. Joy- Books and Life
73. DB Ranch Dressing
74. Dhemz
75. Manang Kim,USA
76. Terry
77. Teresa C. |
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What a great blue -- the USPS!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it!
It will be interesting to see if they go through with no mail delivery on Saturdays. Great Blues!
ReplyDeleteGreat post...great history lesson as well. I had never read that before. Thanks for sharing. I love little historical tidbits!
ReplyDeleteGreat finds for Blue. Happy Blue Monday!
ReplyDeleteMine is here.
Good morning Sally, God bless our USPS...love your blues for today.I am sharing my two grands wearing blues for their prom this past Friday night.. come over and see them.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Baba
Nice stuff. Perfect choice for blue Monday.
ReplyDeleteHi Sally, you are so right. what could be more perfect than the US Postal Service. Lots of blue. A good post idea.
ReplyDeleteMy post is a bit different. I hope you like it.
Have a wonderful week. Thinking of you Sally and hoping all is going well. You are always in my prayers my dear friend.
Love, Jeanne
Hey Sally,,,its just me...So glad I decided to join in with this fun!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs Dena
Ahhh I missed Blue Mondays! I've been too busy for memes for a while now. So happy that I can join you again this week :) Nice blues. It's a very serious, "reliable" kind of blue, for me!
ReplyDeleteYou did a super job on the your post office tour. The ones around here do not have that much blue on them. I can hardly wait for the postman to come each day. I have always loved going to the mail box and still do. I have a regular old plain box on the street. My blue bird fell right out the sky this week. Rest assured I will see that it is back in the rightful place next week. Take care.
ReplyDeleteHi Smiling Sally! Great "Blues" today! Reminds me of the days when my Grandfather (Our townships postman when I was a little girl) would beep the horn and I'd go a running out the door to get the mail...and my lunchtime kiss from him. He didn't retire till the age of 75, after he'd completed 33 years of working for the USPS. I still think that's why I get so excited about getting the mail today...but he's no longer making the deliveries. :( Praying you are having a lovely week! ~CC Catherine
ReplyDeleteHi Sally..
ReplyDeleteafter a rainy , gloomy week, and now SNOW,
I needed something more cheerful and colorful..
hope you enjoy my selections..
hope you are mending well..
warmest (gentle) hugs..
Loui♥
Post blues....;D
ReplyDeleteWonderful blue!
WE've got yellow post-color.
Happy Blue Monday..Luna
My first time here, ...hope you enjoy my entry.
ReplyDeleteWow that's very appropriate for your theme! btw i'm so sorry to accidentally clicked the Enter key without finalizing the correct URL at #32 kindly delete it! thanks vm! I have the right link at #33
ReplyDeleteFabulous blue! Happy Blue Monday!
ReplyDeleteXOXO LOLA:)
The good ol' post office! I seem to go there weekly!
ReplyDeleteWho would've guessed that a postal "organisation" would be so neat .... love the logo and the rows of psotal vans all lined up ready for action!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity
Gena @ Vintage rose Studio
and
Inspired Living Spaces
The make me feel blue when they break something too!
ReplyDeleteHappy Blue Monday...
Hugs, Ann
It's funny we both postet pictures of postboxes! Happy Blue Monday!
ReplyDeleteInteresting post Sally - our post office colours are Red
ReplyDeleteHi Sally,
ReplyDeleteI think there are blues to be found everywhere~ It's my favorite color you know! Thanks for hostessing this fun meme.
Cindy
I love the post office! I love getting mail! I love the little trucks that they drive like Europeans.
ReplyDeleteoops! I commented on last weeks post about the prom dress.....oh well. I am not crazy about THE POSTOFFICE where I live....their hours are short, delivery is slow and the mail person gives us a hard time about everything.
ReplyDeleteBarbara
Sally, I had to laugh because you bet me to it!! Actually hubby , Joe, is a letter carrier and in a future post, I planned on featuring him dressed in his uniform, which I still might! LOL!!
ReplyDeleteJoe says "Sally, I really did n't want to see all of these postal things for at least another 2 hours today" LOL!!
Happy Blue Monday!!
Debbie
In this age of computers, there is still something really special about getting snail mail.
ReplyDeleteHappy BLUE Monday Blessings ;-)
Beautiful post office.Love the blue.
ReplyDeleteHappy Blue Monday
Sally, you certainly have some spectaular blue, there, but of course most of us would walk right past them, you also have the eye to notice them! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLove that particular blue. They do great work shipping pkgs. to my dh who's deployed. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis was a terrific post Sally! I am curious to see what changes they make...technology has really changed everything...hasn't it.
ReplyDelete♥, Susan
Always learning something new Sally! You are a great teacher, Happy Blue Monday!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting postal trivia! I'm trying to enter again this week. I'm not usually this computer challenged ha! We'll see.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
kat
Happy Blue Monday to you sally! oh ow I've missed you, just as I thought I was running out of blue, I came up with some more LOL, great P/O post today!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget the bills they bring me.. Now THAT makes ME blue!!! Happy Blue Monday, Sally!! ~tina
ReplyDeleteLove the red white and BLUE!!
ReplyDeleteIt is still the cheapest way to send package so KIDOS to the big blue post office.
Yoli :)
You're so clever to notice this blue. Something we all see everyday and don't appreciate! Very good.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing where that slogan actually came from --- so interesting. And the pictures you took are so vivid. Happy Blue Monday.
ReplyDeleteWhew! It took me a while today but I found some blue to add to today's post. I was stumped! Then I poured a tea candle...with camera in one hand a and teapot in the other. The things I do for this blog...lol.
ReplyDeleteLove You, Sally.
I didn't want to miss stopping in today.
Becky K.
Very nice blues there! I hope you're doing well, Sally.
ReplyDeleteWOW Sally, I always thought that was the post office motto and had suggested a couple of times they chance it...lol..cause around here it sure isn't true, Our little post office is close most of the time..opened 2 hrs in the morning and 3 in the evening, on Sat only open 3 hrs.
ReplyDeleteBut they sure have a pretty color blue for their trucks.
Hope you are recovering well.
Molly
The post office has great blues! Happy Blue Monday Sally!
ReplyDeleteMorning Most Blue One! Oh, I love the USPO!! I love my mail man. He does a terrific job! Great blues.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia :)
You were able to do it again, Sally. You found blue that most of us are so used to seeing that we overlook it. I hope all is well and that you are having a great Blue Monday. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteSally you always have such interesting posts. Who would have known about your USPO to be so interesting? Not me.
ReplyDeleteI do love mail, yes I do especially when it comes from my dear bloggy friends. Love sending out hand written notes too.
Happy Blue Monday
Love Claudie
xoxo
P.S. I see how difficult it was for you to not show Mrs. Magpie lol She's a tough one to photograph lol
xo
The P.O. is such an institution in the U.S.'s history that I hate to see it have financial problems. Oh well, we will adjust! Hope you are feeling better. Sally
ReplyDeleteHi Sally,
ReplyDeleteSince my hubby works as a letter carrier here in Canada, {after retiring from the Ministry}, I got a kick out of your post today. The Canadian logo is red, white, and blue. Our mailboxes are red.
They may not have a slogan here in Canada either, however, it seems even when the weather is unfit for other folks to be out, our Canadian letter carriers are expected to get the mail through!
Have a wonderful week.
Blessings,
Sandi
Happy Blue Monday! I was concerned about you because when I checked last night (always check to see you post is up before I post mine), I noticed you hadn't posted all week. I hope you are well and that nothing's wrong.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your USPS Blue this morning. Sometimes, blue is right in front of us and we miss it. What a regular the USPS has been in our lives. Those old "hungry" blue postal boxes just a part of us. THanks! Jenn
Happy Blue Monday!! Great post!! We need those blue suited men and women more than some people realize.
ReplyDeleteSally, since Blue Monday entered my life, I find myself seeing blue everywhere and my first thought is, "is that Blue Monday worth?" It's fun. Thanks for hosting this!
ReplyDeletea parade of blue....happy blue monday Sally!
ReplyDeleteOh how cute. I love yours. I posted mine in a Mosaic today. I hope you like it. Have a great week,
ReplyDeleteSherry
Hi Sally, I surely do miss your posts... I hope you are doing okay now...
ReplyDeletethe Blue Monday post ---using the post office, is perfect... There's LOTS of blue!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
Very nice captures.
ReplyDeletethese are neat shots :)
ReplyDeleteHowdy Sally
ReplyDeleteHappy Blue Monday to you .
This was a really neat post.
Thank you so much for making
Monday such a blessing !
Until next time
Happy Trails
Hi Sally,
ReplyDeleteYou definitely found some pretty blues with the USPS! Enjoy your Monday.♥
fantastic blues as always Sally!
ReplyDeletethanks for the words of encouragement that you left for me today. My Dr. says with my "threshold for pain" and my "sheer determination" I should do great in rehab and be mended soon! (I do have a trip planned to the art retreat in TX called Paper Cowgirls, at the end of June)... so I've got to get up and attem'!
big hugs! Dixie
ps... I've still got one of the books you sent me to read... so I hope to get lots and lots of reading done in the next 3-months!
postal truck is one of my favorite vehicles
ReplyDeleteI made it in time! Yay! (I did post a bad link though and put myself in twice, SORRY!)
ReplyDeleteAnd no wonder I like the post office so much!
Yep, good ol' post office, blue indeed! I was just there today to mail my first ebay sale. I had an overload of Polish pottery that I decided to sell duplicates on Ebay, lol....Christine
ReplyDeletesnailmail's more personal i think, than emails!
ReplyDeleteand that's a very "blue-utiful" post office!
xoxo,
fickle
PS
I can't seem to post in the Mclinky... but you can see mine here
I love it when I see the post man...or woman. She usually has a book or two for me. But I don't like the bills they bring ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat blue post, we always need the blue....
ReplyDeleteHere is my blue monday
http://gunsside.blogspot.com/2010/04/blue-monday.html
Great post!!! especially since that is my employer!!! Believe me...I see lots of blue!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Sally, I came over to ask a favor. I did a post on our grandson Caleb. He is 13 years of age today. If you have a moment come over and comment. He is excited and will be looking for comments.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.
Love, Jeanne