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January 13, 2020 ~ author ~ Leave a comment

From 2009 to 2015, I ran a website about work called ‘Nowaytomakealiving.net’ with Dawn Lyon. Nothing lasts forever.

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Tocil Woods. Excerpt from field notes 13.9.10 I've come to photograph my sapling. I look at it long and hard, count it's branches (6), and look at its leaves. Last time I was certain it was a Rowan. And now I think that was wishful thinking, because of how much I've been looking at full berried rowans recently. It still has pinnate leaves. But the lowest set is unexpectedly bulbous. And I have a tiny doubt. No mind though, I still describe it as a Rowan to a man who sees me squatting with my camera. Hullo he shouts, here we are... #tocilwoods #uniofwarwick #treesofinstagram #woods#trees #sapling #ethnography #path #sociology #livesociology #treeid #seasons

...Hullo he shouts, here we are. His dog's a few meters between us and he says he wanted to give me a good warning before the dog came up and sniffed me. And I like that. I want the woods to myself, but if other people are there I want there to be kindness sent both ways. Are you taking photos here? I say yes, I've seen this rowan tree and I want to watch it grow. I did that once, he said…. #tocilwoods #uniofwarwick #treesofinstagram #woods#trees #sapling #ethnography #path #sociology #livesociology #treeid #seasons

… did that once, he said. Do you know the bench further on? I say yes, but I'm not really sure I do. He once to a photo every week of that, and got a full set of the woods changing through the season. I'm so happy to hear this. Mind you, that was a few years ago he says. Not that it matters I think. It's just a nice thing to do. I don't often see anyone I say. He says, oh I'm here a lot. #tocilwoods #uniofwarwick #treesofinstagram #woods#trees #sapling #ethnography #path #sociology #livesociology #treeid #seasons

Tocil Woods. Excerpt from field notes 11th september 2019 A sociologist, looking at woods. #tocilwoods #uniofwarwick #treesofinstagram #woods#trees #sapling #ethnography #path I looked low this time. It's easy in forests to look up, to see the canopy. And it's easy to look across at head height and see trunks and mid-low branches. In this woods, the trees are tall and the branches above head height. Mostly. It's not possible to describe these woods and really get to grips with how they look and feel.

Tocil Woods. Excerpt from field notes 11th september 2019 A sociologist, looking at woods. #tocilwoods #uniofwarwick #treesofinstagram #woods#trees #sapling #ethnography #path I looked low this time. It's easy in forests to look up, to see the canopy. And it's easy to look across at head height and see trunks and mid-low branches. In this woods, the trees are tall and the branches above head height. Mostly. It's not possible to describe these woods and really get to grips with how they look and feel.

Tocil Woods. Excerpt from field notes 11th september 2019 A sociologist, looking at woods. #tocilwoods #uniofwarwick #treesofinstagram #woods#trees #sapling #ethnography #path I looked low this time. It's easy in forests to look up, to see the canopy. And it's easy to look across at head height and see trunks and mid-low branches. In this woods, the trees are tall and the branches above head height. Mostly. It's not possible to describe these woods and really get to grips with how they look and feel.