At first it looked like a spiral of blue fishing line, or the stuff that's spooled in weedeaters. I used a stick to tug it out of the ditch. A bit thick and flat for fishing line. I carried it toward the trash can, and finally saw: Oh! It's a Slinky! A plastic Slinky.

Did you ever get your Slinky going, then set it on top of some steps and watch it descend? Coil and flip, coil and flip.

It's good to play!