Patti,

I'm normally just lurking and have little to say but I can get on a soap box when it comes to the trashing of our planet. When I travel, I deliberately take pix that crop out the unpleasant, grim, trashy or just plain ugly--then I take the "true" shot and show people the "chamber of commerce" shots vs the ones that reveal how the locals and visitors alike treat the environment. Most people just shrug. I guess it's too big to tackle, so many just go on vacation, toss the cigarette butt out the window and slug another beer down.

OK I'm dun.