Plastic Bag Spotting
The running gag of plastic shopping bags found in trees continues, unfortunately.
Not long after I wrote the Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics newsletter, I joked on Threads that I should classify all the plastic bags that blow in the yard as birds.
Here it is a few weeks later, and I’m still finding new plastic shopping bags in my yards. I bet it would really confuse them next year if I submitted them to the Great Back Yard Bird Count. Ha!
I’m not planning to keep a running total after today, but since Earth Day, I’ve had 6 Walmart, 5 Homeland, 2 Dollar General, 1 Ace Hardware, 1 Target, and 1 unknown (it was just plain white).
Okay, the Target one confused me a little. The closest Target is in Lawton, Oklahoma, some 100 miles away. So, I guess I’m getting traveler trash in my yard now? It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if it blew in from Lawton or Oklahoma City from all the stormy weather and high winds we’ve had.
Here are some photo highlights of plastic bags in the wild:
So, if you’re following Blog Oklahoma on Threads, expect to see more random pictures of plastic bags in trees as I continue this running gag of plastic bag spotting. Ha!
More Later. Time to go clean the yard again.
In The News
A look at some of the latest headlines from around Oklahoma and beyond.
Chickasaw National Recreation Area closed indefinitely | KTEN
Stitt executive order ends decades-old Oklahoma women’s leadership program at OU | Oklahoma Voice
'Have vs. have not:' While rains drench parts of Oklahoma, dry weather persists elsewhere | KOSU
Jim Thorpe named recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom | KOCO
Oklahoma ‘legend’ Askins to retire from courts job | Oklahoma Voice
Pro wrestler Nyla Rose selling t-shirts to benefit LGBTQ+ non-profit in Oklahoma | KOKH
United Methodist Church lifts ban on LGBTQ+ clergy ordination | The Oklahoman
How Oklahoma’s transition to managed Medicaid happened and what’s next | KGOU
As SQ 832 advances, Oklahoma begins to debate minimum wage hikes | Nondoc
'Black mass' stays in Atoka for processing at battery recycling plant | The Oklahoman
About Oklahoma: Hughes County
Welcome to Hughes County.
Hughes County is in the south-southeast part of the state. It was formed at statehood from parts of the Muscogee (Creek) and Choctaw Nations, Indian Territory, and named for W. C. Hughes, a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention.
Holdenville, Oklahoma, is the county seat and the county's largest city. It is located in the western part of the county at the intersection of U.S. Highway 270 and State Highway 48.
Other notable communities include Yeager, Wetumka, and Dustin in the northern, Homtown and Lemar in the eastern, Atwood, Calvin, Stuart, and Gerty in the southern, and Spaulding in the western parts of the county.
Established: 1907
County Seat: Holdenville, Oklahoma 74848
Map: Google Maps
Area: 807 mi2 (2,090 km2)
Population: 13,367 (2020 Census)
Time Zone: UTC−6 (Central), DST observed
Area Code: 405
Congressional District: 2
State House District: 18
State Senate District: 13
Weather: NWS Tulsa
Tourism Region: Choctaw Country
History: Oklahoma Historical Society
Historic Places: Exploring Oklahoma History
More Information: Wikipedia
Extras
Here are some more things I hope you'll find interesting.
How AI stole the sparkles emoji | David Imel
What if the Soviet Union Never Formed? | AlternateHistoryHub
Origin of Space Ghost | Variant Comics
THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS - Ep 2: Candy Carrier Chaos! | GLITCH
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– K.