You've got me inventing words now - Winfluencer, person who encourages you to run marathons. Stimfluencer - person who is proudly neurodivergent. Grimfluencer, person who convinces you the world is going to hell in a hand basket. I could go on but you get the drift.
I love this essay & too am a nature activist, we all can be. Plant a few seeds, pop a few pots outside the house on the windowsill for the bees. Collect seeds from Hollyhocks and poppies as you go and liberally scatter them around. It's so hot, we all muttering it to ourselves but WE collectively all need to do something about it as well. Lobby, write, share consistently whenever you have the energy and remember that it's up to all of us to do a little bit. We need to gently mobilise people, not shout at them and get everyone involved
I’ve got a wee meadow! Never even thought about it as contributing to the planet. I just love it (and the bees and insects in the garden right now). And the very long grassy lawn which I can’t cut until the clover flowers have died, because they make the bees happy, which makes me happy, which definitely influences others. So maybe I’m an influencer too!
Imagine if everyone with a garden committed a patch to wild meadow... it would make a huge difference (especially those with lots and lots of land). I love that you protect the clover flowers and bees. Ax
You've got me inventing words now - Winfluencer, person who encourages you to run marathons. Stimfluencer - person who is proudly neurodivergent. Grimfluencer, person who convinces you the world is going to hell in a hand basket. I could go on but you get the drift.
LOVE your new words. Especially stimfluencer. Ax
I love this essay & too am a nature activist, we all can be. Plant a few seeds, pop a few pots outside the house on the windowsill for the bees. Collect seeds from Hollyhocks and poppies as you go and liberally scatter them around. It's so hot, we all muttering it to ourselves but WE collectively all need to do something about it as well. Lobby, write, share consistently whenever you have the energy and remember that it's up to all of us to do a little bit. We need to gently mobilise people, not shout at them and get everyone involved
yes yes yes! and this - 'Collect seeds from Hollyhocks and poppies as you go and liberally scatter them around' - is poetry to me xxx
This is fabulous place to buy seeds - https://meadowinmygarden.co.uk
It not obvious from their website but it was started by one person with a mission.
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Thank you so much, I’m going to add this link into the piece x
I’ve got a wee meadow! Never even thought about it as contributing to the planet. I just love it (and the bees and insects in the garden right now). And the very long grassy lawn which I can’t cut until the clover flowers have died, because they make the bees happy, which makes me happy, which definitely influences others. So maybe I’m an influencer too!
Imagine if everyone with a garden committed a patch to wild meadow... it would make a huge difference (especially those with lots and lots of land). I love that you protect the clover flowers and bees. Ax