Hunters - Idiots with guns!... or without!!

Some people just should not be left out! Today I was out walking at Fairlane Green, which is a five year old strip mall in Allen Park, Michigan. It is a very nice mall built on an old clay mine that Ford used at one time. There is a nice little nature trail going through the 240 acre site, which has a variety of plants plus ducks, geese and other wildlife. But I digress, leave it to a hunter to ruin things!! A few weeks ago a hunter with his dog came on the trail, but instead of enjoying the nature, sent his dog to go and kill one of the ducks! I could not believe it! Did he do it because he is to cheap to buy a license? Is there no hunting land available or is he just an idiot who thought he was on some duck preserve? There is absolutely no use for hunters, in fact the ones I have known just use that as an excuse to get away and party! Hunting was necessary for caveman and Indians but not NOW!!

Nature- lovely, people- NOT SO MUCH!

Last week I spent a week on Lake Michigan. I was about 7 miles from Mackinaw city so I was out of the hustle and bustle of tourists. While the beach and the lake were beautiful, as soon as I went to anywhere near a group of people, trash started showing up!! Even at Wilderness state park on lake Michigan, campers do not respect nature. On the public beaches it is very sad to see how some people disrespect the land! When I go to Metro beach, it is one thing to see trash, but quite unexpected to see this on Lake Michigan!

trash on nature walk?

Yesterday I went on the rouge nature walk in Dearborn, (starting on Michigan ave.)
While this walk goes almost through Henry Ford Estate and University of Michigan, I was disgusted by all the trash! We started out on Michigan near Brady street. This was my first time on this walk, and I have lived here since 1994! At the beginning, it was very enjoyable and calming, but then the assorted debris started dotting the otherwise beautiful landscape. The first thing to our left was a truck cap down the hill less than a quarter mile from the start. As we continued through the woods and campus I was very annoyed with the various paper products and discarded trash from people that must think their mommy is walking behind them!!! Now, to be fair, we only walked .75 mile in since I am just starting to walk on a regular basis. The rest of the walk might be garbage-free!! Another thing - why are people so lazy?, not just on nature trails, but I have seen the same mess at our state parks and campgrounds too!! Also we went to Ford field. As I went across the bridge, there was a half taco and two milk cartons. What is going on with Dearborn? Certain people think the outside is their personal trash can!!