Side Trip

 

Suiting up for my annual special operation, although I'm not invading Ukraine.

Visit #1524, Saturday 22 March 25, 7:30-10:30AM, 3.3 miles, 63.0 lbs. of litter.

Temps in the 40s, sunny.

But first...

After discovering some graffiti on the trails last week, I returned during the week on my mountain bike to address it.

The runny graffiti was my attempt last week to use graffiti remover.

Once a year I clean Crow Hollow Brook as it flows through Hubbard Park.

I start where one branch originates and follow one bank all the way to Notch Road/West Main Street then return via the other bank. 

During the early morning as I worked the eastern bank, a regular visitor to Hubbard Park drove by. This person supplied the ladies who put up this Christmas wreath during the holidays and I promised the wreath supplier I would take it down and hold on it until I could catch him in the park to return the wreath. They were happily surprised and I got the wreath out of my truck!

Among the unusual finds today...

...a paper shredder, multiple shoes, an automobile oil filter, a gallon of automobile fluid, electrical components, a full quart of spackling compound; some items were so heavy I had to make multiple trips to the trash bins.

I've commented before that this walkbridge is in disrepair and in need of a renovation. If funds are not available I got the idea that perhaps a "Buy A Brick" program to replace the gravel approach on either side could defray costs. I'd also hope there would be a concerted effort to duplicate or restore the ornate iron railings in keeping with the authentic appearance. It would be a shame to do otherwise.

Crow Hollow Brook at the lower end of West Main Street.

The earliest blooming daffodils?

While sitting on the tailgate of my truck, removing my special operation suit, a woman drove by, stopped, and thanked me for my work. That made that last three hours worth it.