It was my 60th birthday on the 11th and I received this stunning card from a new friend called Gracie and her family.  I know they read this blog and will be delighted to see their card.

I was at Woolacombe beach today, North Devon.  3 miles of stunning gently sloping sandy beach; the perfect family beach holiday location.  Indeed from a distance it looks stunning, and even clean, no large bits of plastic littered about.  However, walk down onto the beach and the tidelines are trails of micro plastic, the top half of the beach is covered with it - like some sort of weird beach mosaic.  I wanted to cry seeing some children happily playing in the sunshine, barefooted, with buckets and spades right near a huge area of colored debris.

My Facebook feed is full of items on micro plastic, probably because I'm posting so much, however it's obviously a top environmental topic right now.  I'm a great believer in Zeitgeist and I seem to have become part of one now.  It feels great to get my teeth into something so meaningful, just wish it wasn't necessary.

www.gofundme.com/plasticseas  my fundraising page