lifeguard tower 26 - Ocean Park, Santa Monica CA
trash collected for 20 min.
1.7 pounds
1,298.3 pounds total
13 cigarette butts
My friend Natalie emailed this short video on Richard and Judith Lang who turn hundreds of thousands of plastic detritus bits that wash up on their beach into art. Stunning, inspiring art.
It is easy to get distracted by the sunsets or the interior of our heads when on the beach. There is so much to take in; bids, waves, rays of light, other people. People come to the sand for rejuvenation, solace, a clearing.
My favorite beach cleanups when there is hardly anything to pick up like tonight are my favorite. But the stray cigarette butt, or single water bottle still stand out. Taking these items with me when I leave makes my time out there that much sweeter.
