Plastic supermarket bags caught in tree branches; Southport, Merseyside, UK. January, 2014. UK Weather. Swirling winds and blustery conditions around the Tesco recycling bays at Kew, deposit, adorn and festoon nearby trees with a myriad of varied plastic bags that have escaped caught seemingly forever in the unreachable tree branches, littering the landscape with the detritus of our inconsiderate waste. In some countries, people ironically refer to plastic bags caught in fences and trees as the “national flower", whereas in the UK they are known as “witches' britches”.
"In the UK they call them "witches britches." They are the plastic bags that escape from landfills and become caught seemingly forever in the unreachable tree branches, littering the landscape with the detritus of our inconsiderate waste. I never noticed them until I heard an NPR narrative where Kathy Frederick recounts the progress, over two years, of this tattering plastic bag, ever-present and annoyingly out of reach, a symbol of timelessness and environmental disregards." The bags are ripe On the Plastic Bag Tree, Bags as far As the eye can see. Apples and pears, peaches and plums; The fruit is ripe, it's fantastic. Lemon and lime, bunches of grapes; And old bags, made of plastic. Shake the branches Gather the crop, It's time to take them Down to the shop. Fresh plastic bags On sale today. There's a choice of colour: Black or grey! Apples and pears, peaches and plums; The fruit is ripe, it's fantastic. Lemon and lime, bunches of grapes; And old bags, made of plastic. There's plenty on the shelf. No need to panic. And next year's bags Might be organic. The bags are ripe On the Plastic Bag Tree Bags as far As the eye can see. Bags as far As the eye can see. Bags of bags As I can see.
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Location: Southport, UK
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