“Are you picking up garbage?” the young boy said. He and his
father walked toward me sipping on drinks in large paper cups.
I lifted my trash picker and pink bucket into the air, smiled
and said, “Yes, it’s Earth Day.”
They walked past me while I carried on retrieving trash from
the sidewalk and boulevard. I hum a happy tune as I grip the plastic handle of
the garbage tongs and kick the bucket on the flat surface of the walkway. I
like the way it makes me feel to be of service to my neighbours along the
350-metre trek I’ve adopted in the City of Campbell River. I asked a few
friends if they would consider adopting a block, and twelve volunteers have now
taken stewardship of areas throughout the city.
My singing was interrupted with a car honk and I raised my head
just in time to see a wave. I shook my bucket as a response. It’s kind of
people to recognize the need to tidy up – especially on Earth Day.
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| Happy Earth Day! |
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