Trash Trucks

We have a new obsession around here these days... trash trucks!  While we still love taxis, buses and Prius', we are really loving the neighborhood trash trucks.  Luckily we live in a city with a lot of people and thus a lot of trash so practically every other day is trash day here and the collection of trash and recyclables requires an entire fleet of trucks so we get to watch the process quite often.

Olin has an incredible ear for the sound of these big trucks and as soon as he hears one, he yells "trash truck!" and runs to the front window where he climbs up on a chair for the best possible viewing position and admires the trash collectors do their job.  Our walk to school in the morning is also filled with many sightings and the trash collectors, noting the joy on Olin's face when he spots them, are always so nice and give him a big wave or a cheery "good morning!", which makes his day.

Olin and his class are taking a field trip to the library today so I will be trying to busy myself so I don't think too much about him walking around our very busy city merely holding on to a little rope!

On our walk to school this morning watching one of six(!) trash trucks we spotted...