Early morning dog walkers were accosted by the sight of a blue plastic bag on Tuesday, leaving them to wonder where it came from and who it belonged to.
Bob Burke and his friend Ron Hare were out walking their dogs, enjoying the peaceful calm of White Moss common between Grasmere and Rydal when they saw the blue plastic bag in the lower branches of a tree, and they were puzzled about what it was doing there.
"We like to meet up once a week or so and take our dogs out for a morning stroll," Bob told Herdwick Droppings. he explained, "Sometimes I'll ring Ron the night before and say 'The forecast is looking alright for tomorrow, shall we meet and take the dogs for a walk?' and ron will either say 'Aye' or 'perhaps.' Sometimes he rings me. It's a very informal type of arrangement."
It certainly seems to be, and one that keeps both Bob and Ron happy and healthy with their occasional morning perambulations. "We usually throw the dogs a stick or two as well," adds Ron, who says it's part of looking after a dog.
However, their dog exercising came to an abrupt halt on Tuesday. "We were just walking through the car park at White Moss, weren't we?" Bob asks Ron. "Aye, we were," affirms Ron.
Bob went on to explain that he had caught sight of a blue plastic bag on the lower branches of a tree. "I said to Ron, look! There's a blue plastic bag in yon tree!".
"Aye, there was," agreed Ron.
"It was a small blue plastic bag," says Bob, "not like those big fertilizer bags." "Nor like the blue bin bags," adds Ron.
The two gents examined the bag closely, "It were blue and made of plastic," said Bob. "Thin plastic," Ron elaborated.
Neither could work out the origin of the bag or what it was doing in a tree. "It doesn't look like litter, " Bob said, "as litter is usually found on the ground and this was up a tree, but not so far up."
Ron speculated that it might have contained some small items, possibly purchased locally, and was taken by a passing Raven. "They're often attracted to blue objects this time of year," he noted.
Bob considered that it may be the work of "modern pop stars" saying "it's the sort of thing I'd expect from them."
Bob added that he had kept the bag. "I tried to report it to the police as it might have gone missing and could have a sentimental value for the owner, but they were enjoying a nice cup of tea and I thought i'd leave them to it and report it later."
So the blue plastic bag mystery continues.
If you have lost a blue plastic bag or have any Lake District memories involving a blue plastic bag, contact the Herdwick Droppings Newsdesk.
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