Christmas Trees in Garbage Bags and Doggies on the Bus
The Christmas garbage was collected this past week and before it was, we had the displeasure of viewing skyscrapers of gift boxes, unrecycled bags of wrapping and Christmas trees in garbage bags on our dog walks. Even though all the trash bothers me, the tree in a bag is especially disturbing. To cut a tree down for a couple month’s use and then dispose of it in a garbage bag seems really perverse. But like always, I feel like I’m not the norm and these thoughts are unreasonable.
CBS Sunday Morning episode yesterday contained a small segment narrated by Joel Sartore, a National Geographic photographer, about his lament over seasonal garbage, especially the trash produced by Christmas. I was happy to learn that I was not crazy in my ill views. I wish I could post a video of this segment.
On a happier note, we took Gordo and Carmelita to the Commons yesterday on the bus! Gordo was such a good boy, sitting on the bus seat and Carmelita tried to seduce all the riders she could. We finally got Gordo a harness (so he doesn’t choke himself) at Four Preppy Paws on Charles Street. They were really nice to the dogs, giving them treats and letting us wash the salt off their feet.
Then we walked the dogs through the Commons along the Swan Pond before the bus ride home. Walking on the frozen pond with the dogs was fun and Gordo found a black puggie to play with.
