A postal carrier delivers mail on a Portland, Maine city street in early October. His mail bag bulges, likely filled with political ads in advance of election day on November 3, 2020. A blend of the old and new with the historic brick brownstone as a backdrop while someone sits to adjust their face mask beneath a Black Lives Matter sign. A carved Halloween pumpkin on the stoop lends a reminder of the season and a hope for return to “normal” life from the unrest and pandemic.