When I was younger the first was the day my friends exchanged gifts since we were always working or traveling during Christmas. My Alabama mother had many superstitious about the first day of the year but the main one was you MUST eat peas and collards. I now inflict this tradition onto my dear ones

Nandina berries and a pretty oak leaf I saw on my trashwalk today. The trash wasn’t heavy but my bag was packed! I suspect a lot was blown from trash and recycling cans on this very windy day.

A big hook I saw on my trashwalk today. I found the other part of the hook across the street last Monday 4.73lb/2.02mi

A heavy hook and a ghost I saw on my trashwalk today. 7.08lb/2.62m

Pizza Dog got a clean bill of health from the vet so he’s free from the hated cone of shame. He’s licking parts that have been unlicked for ten days!

I splurged on the new 4K Criterion release of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. It looks incredible!

The last of the fall colors, a Pokémon card, and a magnetic flipflop I saw on my trashwalk today 8.10lb/2.1mi

My (hopefully) temporary daily checklist for cat care. Pizza Dog is getting used to the ointment but fights hard on the eye drops; he’s a strong little dude so it takes both us to administer them. Shy Ronnie is easy. PD’s follow-up is this weekend so I’m hopeful he’ll be done with these meds.

Pizza Dog woke up with a swollen eye so we rushed him to the vet. I assumed was injured but it’s a cyst inside his eye caused by cat herpes! Ten days of eye drops that he absolutely HATES. We had to wrap him in a purrito and practically sit on him to restrain this strong and bitey boy.

A charming mailbox village and more chick-fil-a garbage I saw on my trashwalk today. I hope Leo spilled that overly-sweet coffee all over his truck 😈 5.68lbs/1.97mi

Not the greeting I expected at the pharmacy today

I bought seeded grapes that were tasty but hard to eat so I turned them into sugarfree grape jelly. It turned out pretty tasty, though a bit too sweet. Not bad for a first attempt.

A foggy morning I saw before my trashwalk today. I went a different route and found so much trash my bag broke! 12lbs!/2.3mi

A crushed jeep and one of many chick-fil-a cups I saw on my trashwalk today. I hope Toby stubs his toe.

A beautiful violet and a giant canister of nitrous oxide I saw on my trashwalk today. The canister was really heavy! 2.44m/17lbs(!)

Some Japanese maples I saw on my lovely trashwalk today 2.35m/8.82lbs

A pretty azalea I saw on my trashwalk today. I walked a different path than usual and found so much trash I had to cut it short; my bag was about to burst! 1.41m/12.82lbs!

A Dooneese I saw enjoying the heater before my chilly trashwalk today 1.91m/7.43lb

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A pretty vape and a free chandelier I saw on my trashwalk today. I googled how to dispose of vapes and found out you have to take them to a hazardous waste facility! Apparently they contain batteries that can explode when the trash truck compresses it and set the truck on fire! 2.93m/6.15lb

Some interesting toothpaste flavors I saw before my windy trashwalk today. I’m thinking of trying the basil one but I’ll pass on the green tea with clay 8.94lb/2.05m

Some lovely grasses I saw on my trashwalk today. I think it’s hairawn muhly but I’m not sure. I also found a pretty scarf that I donated to my neighbor’s yard sale dollar box 3m/4.41lb

Kim was in town for a conference so we met up for dinner at Victory Sandwich Bar. I wore my new Mahilly tshirt and told her some stories about her. I had so much fun! ❤️❤️❤️

A lottery ticket, a sticker, and a car key I saw on my long trashwalk today. I looked up the sticker’s website and it seems like an interesting organization nuestracreacion.wixsite.com/mysite 3.92lb/3.19mi

Atlanta No Kings rally was huge! #NoKings

The huge No Kings rally downtown today. My photo doesn’t show how big the crowd really is. Also a surprise tribute to St EOM and Pasaquan!

A common eastern bumblebee on a daisy I saw on my long trashwalk today 2.38m/7.72lbs

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A neighborhood concert, a DVD, and a spanner I saw on my lovely trashwalk today 6.11lbs/2.76mi

A dandelion I saw on my gorgeous trashwalk today. 8.66lb/2.65m

A key, a quarter, a painted rock, and a saucy photo I found on my trashwalk today 8.11 lbs/2.36m

Some spooky skelingtons I saw on my trashwalk today 4.54lb/2.3m

On Thursday we drove to the farm to see Belinda’s home renovations. It’s really incredible what she’s accomplished. Our beloved, though somewhat dingy childhood home is now so open and filled with light! I love it.

Photos I saw on my warm trashwalk today. I recognize the style of the kitten photo from the sepiatone photos I found on September 8th. I’m guessing the house photo is from the photos from the 13th, though it seems even older 6.87lb/1.80m

An ivy morning glory I saw on my walk today. I looked for more old photos but I couldn’t find any 4.04lb/2.72m

I scanned in the photos I found on my walk yesterday. I put them on Imgur if you want to see the rest

A monarch caterpillar and 51 old photos I saw on my walk today. The photos were spread over about a mile of my walk and are mostly from the 40s and 50s. Once I scan them I’ll post some. 2.2m/1.76lb (not counting the photos)

Some photos I saw on my long but lovely trash walk today. Lost photos always make me feel a bit sad 2.66m/5.22lb

I’ve lived down the road from Little Creek Horse Farm for over 30 years and today took my first walk around there. It’s really beautiful! I had no idea it’s a Dekalb County facility. 3.32m/1.4lb

A card from “The Spanish Deck” and a very squished dime I found on my warm trash-walk today. As I was cooling off I fell into an internet rabbit hole reading about different types of card decks; I’d always assumed they were pretty much the same 2.33m/5.58lb

Yesterday was our two-year anniversary of finding Pizza Dog. I put him on Reddit and over 10,000 of his fans showed up for the party

Some blue mushrooms I saw doing yard work today

Some sweet autumn clematis I saw on my walk today. It smelled heavenly! 2m/1.43lb

A Spiderwort and a Horse Nettle I saw on my absolutely gorgeous walk today. I took a week off from my trash walks after injuring my back trying to repair my ancient gas-powered mower. I ended up replacing it with a delightfully lightweight electric mower! 2.45mi/3.49lb

I tried the new Pips game this morning and after being very confused by the rules, I discovered it’s really fun Pips #8 Medium 🟡 4:28 Pips #8 Hard 🔴 12:17

A red spider lily and some witchgrass I saw on my trash walk today. Fall is on its way!! I’ve noticed I’m finding a lot less trash lately. I stopped to speak to a neighbor and mentioned he saw another neighbor picking up trash—I was so happy to hear that! 2.25m/2.20lbs

Some redbud seeds I saw after my trashwalk yesterday. The redbuds came with my house and I love seeing them bloom every spring 2.2lbs/2 m

A big eastern tiger swallowtail I saw on my trashwalk today. It was cooler but really humid so I was a sweaty mess 😅 2.26m/7.76lbs

A sticker I saw on my very humid but cooler trashwalk today. I looked up the website and it’s some pretty nice stuff yourmomonlybetter.com