Telephone Poles

What is so special about telephone poles?

They are becoming a rarity in new neighborhoods where wires and cables are being run discreetly underground. If they ever become "extinct" - an American icon will be lost to our children.

Later today - I will be seeking out telephone poles. On the poles I will post signs about my lost cat. Signs on telephone poles are a kind of billboard, letting folks know what is going on in the neighborhood.

"Garage Sale"
"Moving Sale"
"Estate Sale"
"Open House"
"Lost Cat"
"Lost Dog"
"School Car Wash"
"Family Reunion"
Signs to tell us what to do "Vote for ...."
And ..signs telling us what not to do.


These are some of the typical signs ... they tell a simple story about a fragment of someone's life.

Running between the telephone poles are wires ... lots of wires ... branching out into people's homes. Those wires cause us to look skyward as we watch squirrels chase each other and perform amazing acrobatic feats. These wires are the social gathering place for birds in the morning where they sing or caw and survey their kingdom. Simple entertainment ~ free entertainment ~ unlike that which runs THRU the wires from giant monopoly cable companies costing much !

Telephone poles. Today - some poles will tell my neighbors that I am hurting. My precious cat is lost. Many will know exactly how I am feeling and stop by to chat. Others - will be a tad more vigilant as they drive through the neighborhood .. keeping a closer eye in hopes of spotting Duri.

Telephone poles. Message Boards. Another part of American communities and "staying in touch."