And So It Goes . . .

Many years ago, there was a series of letterboxes by the Maestro of Maine who fashioned the clues as postcards. Those clues and their styling really impressed us. Written from the perspective of the placer, the copy of the postcard contained the clue but it written as if this postcard was being sent to the entire letterboxing community; which, in reality, it was!

These postcards-style clues stuck with us over the years and we borrowed that format for last year's Postcards from Oregon - a series of boxes Sue & I placed while on vacation in the Pacific Northwest in June of 2006. Our added intent was to honor those prolific planters who helped seed that area with wonderful letterboxes.

Several months ago, we received an email from Camera Obscura, telling us that he was headed to the Netherlands and would check up on our Windmill box that was planted there by Koyote. CO also asked if we minded if he copied our Postcards from Oregon styling for a new box on which he was working.

Of course we told him that the idea wasn't ours but one that we copied from another. Imitation really is the best form of flattery! We noticed this week that Camera Obscura posted his newest box, Postcard from Jamaica Plain.

And so it goes . . .

Update: I just heard from a certain porcine friend of ours reminding me that these original postcards d'maine were real postcards that were sent to different people. I had forgotten that fact but now that I think of it - I did receive one a while ago. Another twist to this game and one that demonstrates the genius of the creator!