Post-Christmas Garbage
So, Salt Spring is not immune to litter either. And I found this is a way out of town so it can't be blamed on the 'tourists'. I was on the way back from a walk with Dexter (on my own) and decided as the snow and ice had finally gone to walk back via the road.
Well, underneath all that snow and ice was a lot of garbage. It started with 3 cardboard boxes just at the side of the road and by the time I had walked maybe 100-150ft this is what I had collected! It included a FULL unopened bottle of beer, cracked glass beer mug, a nearly full packet of cigarettes (someone tossing things out of the window for their resolutions on new year's eve?), gift-wrapping, plastic bags, many take-out cups, containers and drink bottles, a clip-on earring and a sock. Thankfully no underpants or used prophylactics… (did I spell that right?)
I didn't intend to go collecting litter, I just couldn't bring myself to walk past it. I kept trying – it was a cold and wet morning – but something almost made me do it! And thankfully I was wearing (old) gloves.
Every time a car whizzed past me I hoped they saw what I was doing.
I couldn't carry the box home AND keep Dexter on a short leash (without covering myself in garbage at some point) so I left the box on the corner – to go back and pick up next time we drove past.
And what was really nice is that someone else must have done it – because when I looked for it it had gone! I guess it's back to that possibly overused – but still very valid – quote from Gandhi, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."