As I was driving down Goldsmith Lane a few weeks ago I saw at least what was one of three people I have seen picking up litter.
No one asked them to do it. They just did it. I am grateful that they are doing it.
How clean houses look and how clean streets look are reflective of the attitude of the neighborhood. The attitude of pride is
Litter is a function of modern times with all of the "consumables" that we have. Motorists throw it out of cars. It blows out of trash cans and people simply drop it.
Litter can accumulate in unbelievable amounts. When I have done Operation Brightside with the effervescent Maile Fowler in the median on Bardstown Rd between Bashford Manor and Hikes Lane, I have been amazed at what was embedded under the talk grass. Sometimes I get a wild hair to go down by the wall and pick up trash on Brockton and I am disheartened when I reflect on how some people will just fling stuff out of their cars.
In walking on the band of the green space on Brockton, I was reminded that the people who throw stuff on the Watterson affects us as evidenced by this accumulation of cigarette butts washed up like a glacial till.
Operation Brightside is a local effort where at least twice a year there is a concentrated effort by many Louisvillians to spend a few hours cleaning up litter from parks, medians and roadsides. If everyone picked up the trash on their curbs, in their yards and in their streets, I think it would make a difference in how clean Bon Air is maintained.
Otherwise, for those few who are out their taking their walks and picking up trash on Goldsmith Lane and other main streets of our neighborhood, I am grateful.
While it is nice outside and you may want to go for a walk, consider taking along a plastic bag and pick up stuff that looks safe to pick up, If you are motivated get some disposable gloves from one of the discount stores to pick up the questionable items.
For now, I am going to walk outside and see whether or not I need to pick up litter around my house.
No one asked them to do it. They just did it. I am grateful that they are doing it.
How clean houses look and how clean streets look are reflective of the attitude of the neighborhood. The attitude of pride is
Litter is a function of modern times with all of the "consumables" that we have. Motorists throw it out of cars. It blows out of trash cans and people simply drop it.
Litter can accumulate in unbelievable amounts. When I have done Operation Brightside with the effervescent Maile Fowler in the median on Bardstown Rd between Bashford Manor and Hikes Lane, I have been amazed at what was embedded under the talk grass. Sometimes I get a wild hair to go down by the wall and pick up trash on Brockton and I am disheartened when I reflect on how some people will just fling stuff out of their cars.
In walking on the band of the green space on Brockton, I was reminded that the people who throw stuff on the Watterson affects us as evidenced by this accumulation of cigarette butts washed up like a glacial till.
Operation Brightside is a local effort where at least twice a year there is a concentrated effort by many Louisvillians to spend a few hours cleaning up litter from parks, medians and roadsides. If everyone picked up the trash on their curbs, in their yards and in their streets, I think it would make a difference in how clean Bon Air is maintained.
Otherwise, for those few who are out their taking their walks and picking up trash on Goldsmith Lane and other main streets of our neighborhood, I am grateful.
While it is nice outside and you may want to go for a walk, consider taking along a plastic bag and pick up stuff that looks safe to pick up, If you are motivated get some disposable gloves from one of the discount stores to pick up the questionable items.
For now, I am going to walk outside and see whether or not I need to pick up litter around my house.
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