No Butts

There's an article in yesterday's NY Times about  beach trash which claims it's dominated by cigarette butts. But (no pun intended) I've never seen a butt in all the tons I've collected over the last  year. Maybe they are just too small or  otherwise inconspicuous. Most of the trash this morning was bits and pieces:

Running was much easier now the tide is lower at around 7.30 am, so I'm not forced into the maze of ruts that covers the upper beach.