Wood post anchoring base

A post anchoring foot for use in securing a post to a surface, said foot comprising:

• a body dimensioned to snugly receive a portion of the post, said body including a generally horizontally extending base portion and a generally upstanding side wall configured to circumscribe the received portion of the post,
• said base portion and said side wall cooperatively presenting a substantially laterally enclosed post-receiving area,
• said base portion defining a lowermost surface-engaging anchoring face,
• said base portion defining an elevated supporting face configured to engage an end of the received portion of the post,
• said supporting face being disposed above said anchoring face,
• said base portion defining a plurality of anchor-receiving apertures extending therethrough, each aperture being configured to selectively receive an anchor therein to securely couple the foot to the surface,
• said side wall presenting a laterally inner post-engaging face and an opposite laterally outer face,
• said side wall defining a fastener-receiving hole extending therethrough between the inner and outer faces, with the hole being disposed above the supporting face,
• said hole being configured to selectively receive a fastener therein to securely couple the foot to the post.