Spring

So beautiful here. Flowers and trees are blooming. Sun is shining. I suppose that nature is changing the world from dull winter to bright spring inspires us to get busy with our our spring cleaning.

Around here, there is a spring cleaning pickup day with our trash collection. It is pretty interesting to see all the things neighbors discard. Chairs, broken or ugly. Wood pieces from some project finished long ago. Suitcases, computer parts, any and all useless junk.

Or is it useless? Some people must think there is value in some of it. Those are the ones who drive around and collect the discarded items prior to trash day. It is an interesting parade. Pickup trucks, cars and even big flatbed trucks. Some travel during the day and others prefer to wait until after dark. I suppose they are a bit embarassed to be taking trash into their vehicle.

I need to prepare my pile of junk today. I like to put things out one at a time and then count the how long it takes before a "scavenger" selects each one. 5 minutes and I figure I should have kept that item. One hour isn't too bad. If an item is still at the curb on trash day, it is true trash and not treasure.