My usual 3-mile hike (or, occasionally, cycle ride) takes me along Slateford Road, through the Water of Leith. and then back along Gorgie Road.
The Water of Leith is stunningly beautiful during the summer months, and there are sections where, if aliens plonked you down at that point and you had no idea where you were, you would not guess that you were right in the middle of a city.
Unfortunately, signs of humanity intrude in many different ways. I've never understood the mentality of people who tidy all their rubbish into a plastic bag...and then hang that bag over a fence and leave it there.
I know that Crafty Green Poet and her legions of volunteers do a sterling job in trying to keep the Water of Leith clean and tidy, but it's still heartbreaking to see plastic bottles caught in branches overhanging the river.
I did get a giggle, though, at this sign at the Gorgie Road end of the footpath. A piece of graffiti I can approve of!
1 comments:
they're not actually my legions, but thanks for the mention! Some areas of the river are much easier to keep clean and tidy than others and the bags of dog dirt thrown into high branches are likely to stay there for quite a while, even with clean up teams regularly out there with specialised equipment
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