A number of weeks ago, I was invited* to participate in a postal art exchange that spanned the globe AND attempted to keep track of the time and distance of travel for each entry! The project has been identified as: THE LATENCY LEDGER

(* The "POST MASTER" for the event was a frequent correspondent of ours, æther cavendish, who managed to coordinate the chaos with considerable understanding and aplomb!)

For my part, I intended to send a small package to South America, something that I USED to do rather frequently for less than TEN BUX (USD) per package. [R.I.P. - Clemente Padin... He was one of the GOOD ONES...] The first package that I put together for The Latency Ledger, which was intended to land in Guatemala and was not LARGE by any estimate, received a $300.00 (USD) cost quote. Yeah... No.

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23tcE3Ve5U2sSrTzfF5RoRxJwempARSva6zwwY5L6CdVvRgEMMQYW4ot1MG1Ufyo8f9Xi.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23wCSgF4ztefZVjeWzxkHQVJsXRKGKGBAbHSawSFProUVX8wfUjrhpTsX9E91WhQ3c1DA.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23uFoFmwCpxaULvhykaQiALhAmsPL3zjz7JDwmdCUtoJHMum6PXzHDVPzASBMd56Sha87.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23wqnNBN3qJW6QjP9twzyh7PB9TZZq5PURLbtS91NsyxPxTzeXUXGm3cRxqhVX19ZHoVL.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23yJGTZFBGjosF1EoUHnYAYmxaEpDW7YLvkc8iu3PqejtXA27bc2Q81Ae9rbzJ1KXuJca.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23xyZ9dgBbhuzYe83HvBYavZYBthqHWnh4TG26gCDNu5EDhQ52dbgyRTkR7z31QYUdhKM.jpg]

I took the package home, re-evaluated the contents, (sadly) ejected a few extraneous items, and was able to downscale enough to utilize a recycled greeting card envelope for the second shipping container! (Meaning, the package could be sent for two "global" stamps, which I can swing!) I was BACK in the game!!

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23w2qURhdxK2ZeoMvontPG9mUddnUdC3VLsGHBmvjDSGW2VdMtedV8gdfdRakd2Ui63GB.jpg]

My contribution went out and, a few days later, I received a cool collection of materials in the post from California, USA! I snapped numerous photos of the un-enveloping, and I sent them to the Post Master for inclusion in the project archive and catalog!

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23tvaH7DpT9NFmL8RNrBbiohyRejHk3zSv8Q445AukJrS68Zx9qkhDncTVr8NswMuhTFE.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23wWprYR4u4yWp1RmTXRs6Amp6c5XMmzNQvhrggawfVnigrHRaBr3uDr9ZYBfqskyMyQZ.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23tmDLR6jNhtyHQn1a7kn8o22A7RgdjTnWXVPntPy1EaDzqF1vK5XyPy7MGAS8tGzgWg4.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23vsd5T7CyGWhc5DfbN6JyjqLDmcKBrXoJCCCPiCtkpHnXK9jRbH5JxjmoHZHKeLiWxKk.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23tcEBKPccXpHcpw297ddKgkgiAkYTELUBLrUjtc84eepLAMYyhkMFiuWjZ71QHFuiy2w.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23y98ddjaTvC3jyohTW8fAxDYtLZmxmxFevnxgg5qxz9dvtdCa1Ygs56Z13kSZBQrWuLV.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/Ep1YGciGTzkSemaFjWVwpnAgGscqe6YLybzshtqjsjkyLBoqpEmFPzqvjFoZ3i9kZBP.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/EonpJf6iC7X4XakXRygG5mW2qvXbKLPjWk8gTWtPZt62E6DrQ4KchHcVCFBiYzqK8y9.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23vi1t5im1yz4U8o6zRvnVaqWhwy3MCqvLHDrEzNyeoxrc1ggj9vj69aZDUinAuUavaqi.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23xVXhCWgNB4YA76JoCCNfFiQikKN5hGsVc42RFkiQTSGBoXN3PaobTuBfRisz9EBEzK7.jpg]

[Honestly, If you've never experienced the THRILL of receiving ART thru the mail, you are SERIOUSLY missing out!!! Get involved in a mail art circle immediately, for your own sanity!]

Time moves on...

Once MOST of the individual packages landed, the Post Master created a fantastic, engaging presentation about the project, which Mariah and I watched as soon as we spotted it! Very cool to be part of such a thought provoking project!!

TO SEE THE PRESENTATION and some of the art involved, visit HERE:

https://objkt.com/tokens/KT1KQq4AkumBWai8z4owGcfkbRpzGxK5vCMr/0

Make sure that you check out the catalog! It explains the entire process and is quite a piece of work all on its own!!! Thanks, sincerely, to the POST MASTER for inviting me to join! Now.... I need to go make some more postcards to drop in the mail!

[IMAGE: https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/richardfyates/23ydLycouJAfwRakhZtu5fsdzhthEhifMVn5vuX3bzYsb6ixTggnLFKSfwRkAQxBibizc.jpg]

xxxxxxxxxxxxx

---Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)

https://richardfyates.neocities.org/ -
https://www.patreon.com/richardfyates -
https://objkt.com/@richardfyates -
https://farcaster.xyz/richardfyates -
https://www.youtube.com/@richardfyates -
https://www.redbubble.com/people/richardfyates/shop -
https://peakd.com/@richardfyates -
https://richardfyatesholyfool.bandcamp.com/ -
https://bsky.app/profile/richardfyates.bsky.social -

xxxxxxxxxxxxx