February 2, 2018

A cold front came through overnight.  It rained a little - 0.14 inches in the gauge.  When I went to the park in late afternoon I saw that new litter had washed in.  There were dozens of pieces of foam, of all types, from foam blocks to cups to packing peanuts.  The first picture here has a peanut near bottom center, a rectangular foam block (14" or so long), and a foam cup at the top.  When I went to pick them up I found a couple more pieces among the rocks and leaves.

There was more foam than usual.  I think that's because foam is so light, that it easily washes downstream.  If we had a half inch instead of the little bit we got, the foam wouldn't have lodged here near the outflow culvert. 


Here's another cup.



Here are a couple of small foam pieces spoiling what otherwise is a pretty mix of natural colors and textures.  The bottom piece is the light foam that is like little round pellets stuck together.  These rapidly degrade, break apart and scatter the BB sized foam balls, which are, practically, irretrievable. 


Sunrise 7:13 am, sunset 5:30 pm