24-07-2024 17:09 via theguardian.com

How a plant identification app helped me find happiness and satisfaction

I’m no expert, but knowing my neighborhood’s trees and flowers by name makes me feel groundedEighteen months ago, I adopted a dog. Now I’m 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.Most of all, I love to admire
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