I was reading a post on the
Giraffe Head Tree blog about litter on our beaches worldwide when I remembered my photos of The Plastic Palace installation, which is situated between the shore and the bird reserve at
Minsmere. We were able to enter the palace, where there was a box containing a book for thoughts, pictures and poems.
I composed a quick Haiku, which David was kind enough to write in the book for me ... as he could bend down to sit on the seat.
The Plastic Palace has been created under the auspices of the RSPB by Minsmere's Environmental Artist-in-Residence
Liz McGowan. It was quite a revelation just how many types of non-degradable plastic wash up on our shores, from a toy camel (quite appropriate for a sandy site) through to detergent bottles and, of course, all those rubber gloves. I think the Wombles would have enjoyed The Plastic Palace as their holiday residence ... and, who knows, they might just have done a little beach-combing and re-creating of their own!
