I wanted to do something fun in honor of Earth Day. I wasn’t feeling crafty, so I left the decision up to D&B. I tried to explain what Earth Day means, the best way to break it down was to tell them that today was the Earth’s birthday. Being the somewhat crunchy/granola freaks that we are, we talk a lot about being kind to the earth, so I was anxious to hear their responses. Brinley decided on cupcakes (it’s always food with Binnie!), and Drew thought it would be nice to walk around the neighborhood and pick up trash like we did once last summer. So we donned the sweaty yellow gloves, and off we went.
Happy Birthday Earth!!!
This is the fastest way to pick up trash this side of the Mississippi!
Zooming around on his scooter filled his bag up pretty quick.
Brinley hit the jackpot with a big pile of junkmail laying in the street.
High or low, no shred of litter could escape the grippy grasp of the D&B cleanup crew.
Drew’s breakneck pace eventually was too much for Brinley, she and the asphalt made a bad trade. Oh the pain! The anguish! The agony! The drama!
One of the most shocking discoveries was finding Drew’s artwork in the street a block away. I don’t know if he was more offended that I had thrown away one of his masterpieces, or surprised to find a portrait of Edgar circling the neighborhood. In my defense, trash day was yesterday, so it must have blown out of the recycle bin. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it…
Rowan had a great time observing from her climate-controlled chariot.
Eagle Eye Drew spotted this sad little nest laying under a tree. He wanted to take it home and hatch the egg himself. When I ask him if he was willing to squeeze it between his cheeks for the next two weeks he quickly retracted that statement. We mourned the loss of this future bird, and moved along.
At some point Brinley stopped picking up trash, and started picking flowers. Pick as many as you like Brinley; they grow by the millions!
Dandelions, blue sky, puffy clouds, speckled eggs…all great reminders of the beauty of the Earth. I’m glad today was such a nice warm day so we were able to go outside and enjoy it!
You guys are so awesome, I love Earth Day! Rob refuses to celebrate it though – claiming that it just encourages all of the hippies, which eventually costs us more in taxes – what a cynic! Loved the post!
What a wonderful way to celebrate!!! Too funny about throwing away Drew’s artwork. I have to be very sneaky when I throw anything out too 🙂