Day 4 in Spain

Dear Maritta,

Today it started raining, just some drops, but it has been such a long time without rain that it still was a joy! We went to a garden near home which was surprisingly clean, compared to other areas around, but not completely free from plastic…

It was siesta time and there was no one except for some kids playing together; when they noticed our presence one of them said: “they must be taking pictures of wild mushrooms!” and I had to laugh. You may not know it, but here children are louder than in Germany, so we heard every word, even when we were at a certain distance. But it didn’t take long untill their curiosity grew and they shouted out loud: “What are you searching for?” And I told them that we were searching for plastics, something that shouldn’t be there… Probably they thought I was crazy.

Anyway, here is the result of our daily plastic hunt.

Day 3 in Spain

Dear Maritta,

It’s Friday, cloudy, but Friday! Daniel and I went to the small pine forest closed to our home. There you can enjoy an almost virgin land, without plastic or people. So I took the pictures on the way before the forest and the way back home.

You will see some photographs with burnt trees, that’s because here in Spain some people, enjoy causing fires. Last summer we had two small ones near the village… Frustrating! We have so few trees… we cannot allow this to happen.

Day 2 in Spain

Dear Maritta,

This time I took some pictures on the playground at school and the surrounding area. It’s a pity the amount of rubish that you can find, even close the a waste paper bin, incredible, isn’t it? I’m convinced that t’s a matter of education, but it has to start at home… Anyway, after the session I had a new idea! We celebrate every year the Day of the Earth and this time we are going to invite some parents to talk to our younger groups about this plastic issue in general and the bad habit of throwing litter anywhere… I already talked to the Head of Studies and she was enthusiastic with the idea. I have written some comitted parents and they agreed on it. Maybe in some years our students enjoy keeping the school clean!

Day 1 in Spain

Dear Maritta,

Finally, I found some free time to take a sit and upload the photographs! My first walk searching for plastic was on Wednesday, and it was, as I expected, a good hunt… Unfortunatelly, here in Spain, as you know, many people has no problem with throwing anything to the floor or leaving litter in the forest, including plastic… It was a cold day, but the sun was still trying to warm us!