Epic Montana Snow Melt: What Garbage Treasures Have You Found?

After a 'real' Montana winter filled with proper snow storms and long-lasting snow berms, NOW is the time we get to discover what treasures have been buried beneath the freeze on our lawns and backyards.

Call it what you want: Mud season. Dirty season. Melty-yucky-what-the-hell-is-that-on-the-grass season. Just about all of us are in the process of discovering trash, toys, and other weird stuff on our property as the snow recedes.

Personally, we found: a few cans of booze, a .44 bullet (no clue), a gold ring of mine that I lost during a party, and half a stuffed raccoon toy. Oh, and yesterday I discovered the missing lid to my neighbor's mailbox that was destroyed by a snowplow.

For those with pets, dog poo is a springtime discovery staple. Ew. OTHER THAN THAT GROSS STUFF....what did you find in YOUR yard this season? I asked several friends what they've discovered so far and the answers were interesting to say the least.

"We had cleaned up the garage right before the first big storm last fall, and somehow we just found half of a cat litter box that we were going to throw away."
"No idea how this didn't blow away completely, but I found a copy of my tax return from last year? It must have blown out of my car or something but thank god it stayed on my property."
"My kid's favorite blankie. It went "missing". Apparently he left it half under the back deck. I actually washed it a bunch and surprised her with it. Hero Mom status." (Man, I wish I had a picture of that thing....)
"Found a $20 bill plastered to the lower part of the fence. Score!"
"Not one, but THREE usb cords. I have no idea how we left THREE of them outside."
"A whole lot of McDonald's trash...but we live right by the Main Street McDonalds so that's nothing unusual."