If you know Fletcher then you probably know that he is a bit of an "eco-warrior." He is passionate about recycling and preaches the virtues of composting frequently. Today Fletcher and I went down to the woods near our house where the little creek is. Our goal was to pick up trash. I really did not think we would find much but were (unpleasantly) surprised to fill our 2 plastic grocery bags rather too quickly! Lots of bottles and cans. We will plan to go back with more gloves and larger bags for more.
My new goal is to keep plastic grocery bags and plastic gloves (both recyclable) in the car so that when we stop at a park to play we can fill up our bag with litter before playing. I did this at the little park on Glendale near our house a couple of weeks ago and succeeded in filling my bag while the kids played.
When we got back home today we sorted the litter we picked up into trash and recyclables. Afterwards, we planted sunflower seeds and poppy seeds in our little garden. Last year we grew a beautiful sunflower and we are hopeful for at least one to make it this year!
Happy Earth Day!
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