OBSERVED: trash, and lots of it.
COLLECTED: nothing
Spotted in a small area, and in less than 5 minutes I collected and threw away a piece of a shoe, a hand-full of plastic bits and pieces, bottles, and from the water - a Doritos bag, a very large plastic bag, and another large piece of plastic. So much friggin' plastic!!! Later, I picked up 3 water bottles people had left along with a metal beach chair right on the water's edge. I guess it's a holiday weekend (Father's Day?). I wish this kind of complacency no longer bewildered me, but it does. Either way, I feel a little better with those few items now picked up. Helps me sleep at night - what can I say...
Makes me really respect those Kauai beaches I visited 4 years ago. There wasn't a trash receptacle in sight for most of them; yet the sands and sea water were immaculate!! Pristine even. Perhaps there is simply more regard for nature there? What's their secret, I wonder... And, I miss it.
A heavy shore break and looming thunder storms with lighting chased us off the beach sooner than expected. It didn't stop us from enjoying the short swim we did get in. Hopefully to go back again tomorrow for another evening dip.
Your,
Little Mama Sea Keeper
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