Fun on the river ... and not so much fun

Above is the fun side of the river on a sunny summer afternoon, and it's great to see young people enjoying what is a wonderful and fortunate facility, writes Brian Byrne.

Below is the not so fun side, showing just a part of the litter that's left behind. Sean Swan is not happy about it.

I know that the under-18s don't read the Diary. But a lot of their parents do. You know where your kids are going. Give them the message: respect the land and its owners, and the biodiversity, and ultimately themselves.

The rant endeth.

Oh, not quite ... the owner of these bags of dog dirt, probably adult, who flung them into the ditch along the Mass Path, might feel embarrassed or guilty enough to go and retrieve them?

Probably not.

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