I went to Rabbit Run Park this morning. Initially when I first arrived I noticed a small river flowing through the parking lot, and I thought to myself that I would write my weekly blog about the poorly designed drainage. But then I saw it, lying in the parking lot, I had to have it. Some poor child had lost a book; one of my favorite childhood stories, about the honey hungry bear from the hundred acre wood. I got out of my truck on this "blustery day" (Walt Disney) and picked up the book, "Pooh Can... Can You" By Carol North (1993, Walt Disney). The book was in sad condition, soaked from cover to cover. Surprisingly when I peeled open the pages the book was still legible. I couldn't resist, I read it, cover to cover all 10 pages.
After my short walk through memory lane, I decided to see what other treasures might lay hidden within the flooded swampland. First I came upon a large piece of grey plastic, which after closer inspection I discovered that it was part of a car's plastic bumper. Apparently someone didn't notice the yellow reflective paint on the poles along the narrow road; ouch! Then I started to notice trash everywhere: a Gatorade bottle in the tree, a Taco Bell, NBA series cup, a Camel cigarette pack, 2 tennis balls a Mountain Dew cup and some McDonald's French fries. This park has been seriously neglected.
As I left the park I thought to myself that the right thing to do would have been to pick up all the trash but there was so much. I decided that the next time I go, and each time after that I will make it a point to pick up at least one piece of trash.
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