Little Green Ball

I was digging in my garden the other day.  I found a little green ball.  It is the size of a BB and is made of green plastic.  There it was staring at me in the dirt.  Almost taunting me!

Took me back twelve years ago.  Jon, my son, was very into “airsoft.”  This is a game for young boys where they basically shoot things, and often each other, with airsoft guns.  They are not quite as strong as a pellet gun, but they can still sting a little.  I harped on Jon to wear goggles!

I also had several other speeches I’d give to Jon about airsoft and BB’s.  They were all over the place in the back yard.  Green and white seemed to be the popular colors.

And I knew they were made of plastic so they would “never decompose.”  I wondered why they could not make some kind of biodegradable BB.  I’d ask him and he would shrug his shoulders like , “really dad?”

Today I saw that little green ball… and I was glad it was not biodegradable.  Kids grow up too fast.