No photos today. As I ran out the door this morning to meet up with the NW District cleanup crew, I took a glance at my camera and for just a moment I wished that I had a small, light Iphone to snap pics of the effort.
A cool, brisk Saturday morning meetup at the local grocery store and 14 of us split up into pairs up and walked different routes through the neighborhood. We each had a plastic bag and gloves to pick up the litter, mostly food wrappers or plastic cups. I paired up with Sam, a chemical engineer who left his job in product development at Clorox to look for work in the non-profit field, particularly as it relates to protecting the environment.
I started to notice the looks Sam and I were getting from neighbors going about there day. Some were of obvious appreciation for the effort we were putting into the community, other looks seemed to be laced with curiousity. A look that said, 'what did they do wrong to have to pick up trash?' I enjoyed it.
I've been busy with work the last couple weeks and at times realize that I've been in worker ant mode, head down trudging through the work week a bit. In these hectic times, I tend to take care of #1 and give little thought to the welfare of what is around me. On this morning of neighborhood cleanup it was nice to be working towards something of which I am not the sole benefactor.
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