A Virginia boy is being praised on social media after leaving cold beverages outside for his favorite, longtime mailman.

Terra McDaniel, the mother of Carmine McDaniel, 8, said her son has been supplying drinks for Henry Bailey for a while now, but on July 14, her security cameras captured the mailman’s reaction to the kind gesture.

“He didn’t know that I had a camera on my house,” McDaniel said of Bailey, who’s referred to as “Mr. Henry.” “I think my heart just melted. It was nice to see an honest, genuine reaction.”

McDaniel told ABC News that Mr. Henry has been been her family’s mailman since she was a little girl living in her current city of Newport News, Virginia.

Carmine has even dressed up as the postal worker for Halloween and was given a tour of the post office by Mr. Henry, his mother said.

“He’s really just a warm person,” McDaniel said. “He’s been a mailman for 21 years and before that, was a retired vet. No matter what kind of weather, it can be rain, storm or even a hurricane, he’s always so friendly and nice.” Read more