Time Travel

What if we could go back. What would we change? Mischief would be the order of the day. But what? If we could.

Who invented single use plastic? They would be getting a visit for sure. We like the concept. But. Look mate here’s some plant cellulose to play with.

Mr Daimler and Mr Benz - a word in their ear. Have a go with hydrogen chaps.

That chap Mussolini - stick to the pizza business - forget the politics.

Captain Oates and the boys - look here’s some food and a really big coat. Use dogs. Great quote though; we'll keep that.

I’m going outside.

Plastic cup

I dropped a plastic cup. It was just a plastic cup. Nothing special really. Except you could measure out different amounts of liquid because it had scales on it. I used them once.

The dropping bit was alright. It didn’t hurt anyone. I dropped it in the mountains. In Ladakh in Northern India. It is beautiful there. And harsh. A landscape of consequence and power. It makes you feel very small.

But I can’t forget the cup. It is still there of course. But it shouldn’t be. It wont biodegrade. Not for a very long time. Maybe it will be washed into the Zanskar river. And then where? And then what? Not a big deal? It was only one cup?

But? There are over 6billion of us dropping our cups. Except mine was in a beautiful place. A wild place. And I shouldn’t have dropped it.

What if I had dropped a bamboo cup or a pottery cup? It would have disintegrated by now. Become part of the landscape. I think about that. A little thing. But perhaps a big deal. Especially for sea creatures. And I like fish and chips without added plastic.

I’m going to buy a bamboo cup. And try not to be so clumsy.

Wild Yonder