{"id":15265,"date":"2024-07-24T15:37:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/how-a-plant-identification-app-helped-me-find-happiness-and-satisfaction\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T15:37:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:37:35","slug":"how-a-plant-identification-app-helped-me-find-happiness-and-satisfaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/how-a-plant-identification-app-helped-me-find-happiness-and-satisfaction\/","title":{"rendered":"How a plant identification app helped me find happiness and satisfaction"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m no expert, but knowing my neighborhood\u2019s trees and flowers by name makes me feel grounded<\/p>\n

Eighteen months ago, I adopted a dog<\/a>. Now I\u2019m out on the streets of Brooklyn with my hound mix for at least an hour a day, strolling and wrestling discarded chicken bones from her jaws. You notice a lot when you visit the same few blocks over and over: which avenues are the quietest, or when the rusty scaffolding around a nearby building vanishes overnight.<\/p>\n

Most of all, I love to admire neighborhood greenery. I\u2019m an adoring fan of the tulips, peonies and dogwood flowers that burst forth in the spring. Yet I quickly realized how limited my plant vocabulary was. Yes, I knew that was a silver birch, because of its papery bark. But what was that taller tree, glossy and looming, or that pale shrub with tiny, ornate leaves? I grew up in Australia, where the vegetation is pretty different from that of the US north-east, and I really hadn\u2019t made an effort to learn about the locals. It felt disrespectful, to say the least.<\/p>\n

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\nI\u2019m no expert, but knowing my neighborhood\u2019s trees and flowers by name makes me feel grounded
\nEighteen months ago, I adopted a dog. Now I\u2019m out on the streets of Brooklyn with my hound mix for at least an hour a day, strolling and wrestling discarded chicken bones from her jaws. You notice a lot when you visit the same few blocks over and over: which avenues are the quietest, or when the rusty scaffolding around a nearby building vanishes overnight.
\nMost of all, I love to admire neighborhood greenery. I\u2019m an adoring fan of the tulips, peonies and dogwood flowers that burst forth in the spring. Yet I quickly realized how limited my plant vocabulary was. Yes, I knew that was a silver birch, because of its papery bark. But what was that taller tree, glossy and looming, or that pale shrub with tiny, ornate leaves? I grew up in Australia, where the vegetation is pretty different from that of the US north-east, and I really hadn\u2019t made an effort to learn about the locals. It felt disrespectful, to say the least. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m no expert, but knowing my neighborhood\u2019s trees and flowers by name makes me feel grounded Eighteen months ago, I adopted a dog. Now I\u2019m out on the streets of Brooklyn with my hound mix for at least an hour a day, strolling and wrestling discarded chicken bones from her jaws. You notice a lot …<\/p>\n

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