{"id":121168,"date":"2021-07-30T11:30:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T04:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/country-diary-the-communal-joy-of-an-urban-wildflower-walk\/"},"modified":"2021-07-30T12:11:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T05:11:57","slug":"country-diary-the-communal-joy-of-an-urban-wildflower-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/country-diary-the-communal-joy-of-an-urban-wildflower-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Country diary: the communal joy of an urban wildflower walk"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: We grow here together in inconvenient places, squatters sharing space and a predicamentI\u2019m finding it hard being cooped up in my urban neighbourhood. Having a disabled body in a pandemic means I\u2019m still stuck where I am, hungry for freedom and connection, making do.\u201cWhy don\u2019t we go on a weed walk? Let\u2019s see what we find nearby,\u201d I ask my mum over the phone. \u201cOoh, go on then,\u201d says mum, who is plant mad. She arrives in shorts with the Collins Wild Flower Guide and a backpack, ready for our expedition. I laugh and slide on to the mobility scooter that serves as my legs. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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