Junk in the Trunk

Disclaimer: If you were hoping tonight’s blog entry would be about ghetto booties, you’ll get your reward at the very end, so keep reading.

My little hatchback car has carried a lot of gear in the 5 years I’ve owned her. From lost and injured dogs to a band’s musical instruments, gangs of friends and roadtrip gear, my teeny tiny car gets the job done.

Sometimes a little too well, though, I thought as I looked into the trunk space this evening.

I decided to give it a quick cleaning out and discovered a variety of random things that I just found in the “boot” as my UK, European and Aussie friends would say.

Hence, a listing of random junk in my trunk.

• a load of re-usable grocery/shopping bags
• roll of duct tape (everybody needs this!)
• pet first aid kit
• glitter streamers strewn around from the “birthday party on wheels” day with our friend Adrian
• a bent fork
• a rad Scotland flag rain poncho
• 4 umbrellas (all but 1 broken)
• 2 pairs of gloves
• 5 hats (I have a hat addiction: winter caps, straw hat, baseball cap, cowboy hat, etc)
• human First Aid Kit from my friend Gatesy who got extras on some safety workshop she went on (thanks!)
• broken branches and wood chips (from scavenging dead wood along the roadside en route to bonfires)
• lens cap for my Canon
• Happy Meal creepy baby toy
• a small bursted-from-freezing container of touch-up car paint
• driftwood, shells and beachrocks
• picnic blanket
• small empty gas can (I’ve been known to run out of gas a time or two, pushing the “low fuel” light limits)
• 1 Energizer battery
• bag of roadside safety stuff (no idea where that came from or when, but glad I have it)
• case of old music cds (that I should really go through and see what’s still listening-worthy)
• collapsible bucket
• Crocs kneeler (I think made for gardeners, parents, kids, etc but I use it for when I’m on photo assignment and need to get down on the ground. Super padded and comfy)
• a bag of recyclable plastic bottles
• leg off a piece of furniture
• broken badminton racket
• frisbee
• Worst Case Survival handbook (full of humourous yet practical quizzes)
• bits and bobs of a mummers’ costume

Before I finish up for the night, as promised, here’s a bizarrely random picture that came up when I googled the words “car trunk”. Take a good look at all that’s going on in this shot. Yowzas.

What’s the most random thing you’ve found in your trunk? I’d love to know!