To the Editor:

It’s celebration season – graduations, weddings, bridal and baby showers – and that means one thing: balloons on the beach!

Last week, on our daily walk from the beginning of North Beach to the tennis courts (about a quarter of a mile), my husband and I collected more than a dozen balloons. Over a two-day period, we found 15 identical balloons, clear latex with pink ribbons. These were obviously part of what’s called a “release,”balloons let loose to mark an occasion.

April 26, 2017