yesterday it was beautiful (we're having such incredible weather here - highs in the 80s, lows in the 50s, sleeping with the windows open weather. LOVE IT) and i went for a walk at my new favorite walking location (read about it here!). it is history + beautiful + shady + a 1 hour round trip walk. it makes me happy.
as i'm on the home stretch and nearing the parking lot, i see a mcdonald's coffee cup on the trail. here is a transcription of what happened in my brain: "argh!! it is beautiful here and some lame person is littering. i hate them. i should throw this away. i'm not too far from the parking lot so i won't have to carry it too far. oh my god. I AM MY MOTHER."
so i picked up the coffee cup, and then a twix wrapper, and then a starbucks napkin.
when i was growing up, this is what my mom would do all the time. it's wonderful, of course - leaving the place cleaner than you found it - but somehow this really embarrassed me as a child. like, mom, don't be weird. no one else does this. isn't it funny how much of our childhood we spend trying to be like everyone else?
next thing you know i'll be carrying a special bag on my walks just for other people's trash.
(i will do my best not to let that happen.)
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