Makala submitted this photo with the comment: “Me and my goth friends took our precious time out of our day to take a professional goths up trees picture because we LOVE your website. We would love to be a part of it🙏🖤” Is this goth Josie and the Pussycats? Was there sale on wide-net fishnet socks? Why is there a tiny toy guitar? Regardless, I enjoy what’s going on here. We…
Janus Herrera submitted these photos with the comment: “For your consideration: Kindly note that we are desert goths, and as such, trees in cemeteries are hard to find. Finding trees that will support three goths at the same time adds a second layer of complexity here, but we have sent you our best. The cemetery visit came after the larger cottonwood tree, so our winged friend had enjoyed…
Anonymous submitted this photo with the comment “Net goth picnic late 90’s”. Ahh the 90s net goths. I sooo wanted to be one but my early attempts at joining the local community were futile as I clearly WASN’T GOTH ENOUGH and they could tell by my 3 posts to a message-board and my (admittedly extremely silly) username. It was back in the day when goths liked to surround themselves with extremely…
Dan Herbert submitted this photo with the comment “Me up a Leamington Spa tree. Early 90s”. I especially appreciate a 90s goth up a tree because it validates the vague existence of this blog (although it’s more of a blob than a blog these days) by providing some photographic evidence that goths have likely been getting up trees since there have been trees and surly black wearers in close proximity…
Some nice goth type whose name I can’t locate submitted this photo with the comment “It was Scotland circa 1988. Goth had only been a thing for a few years and the idea a Goth clothing shop would ever exist seemed unbelievable. On the other hand you could easily get your hands on strong lager under the age of 18. To think that 30 years later the next generations of Goth would continue…
Emily submitted this photo with the comment “World Goth day picnic 2013”. She also submitted it with the comment “World goth day picnic 2016-2017? An oldy but a goody.” Whenever it was, I think we can agree that it was a good year and likely a very enjoyable picnic. Goths mostly don’t admit that something was a good time until 2-3 years after the event happened. Frankly, it’s not…
it-stimefortea submitted this photo with the comment “Wedding reception cottage core goth. The bride and groom chose a local beach (not very goth friendly,) but I made the most of it and found a tree to climb. Embarrassing photos of the tree scaling process available upon request.” The wedding reception themed goth up a tree is one of my favourite goths up a tree. Admittedly, they are…
crookedxhill submitted this photo with the comment “This was taken by my friend Fae at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.” Here we have another attempt by a submitter to conceal the fact that the goth is clearly out on a sunny day by making the photo greyscale. I appreciate that they went to all that effort to select a filter, but I’m afraid points must be deducted. I will not be tricked,…
Submitted by an anonymous person “my friend took this of me at the goth club aftersesh and i feel it really represents what kinda weekend that was”. This photo was clearly submitted in joyous, drunken, pre-pandemic times and gives us a lovely reminder of how care-free and willing to hang from trees after a night at da klub we used to be (yes, I’m speaking as a sad, old,…
Clint Catalyst submitted this photo with the comment “Photo by Sasha Sheldon , 2008 – submitted because I just stumbled upon this image in a folder, remembered your site, and lawled.” Well, well, well. Another jewel from the time before this blog. In case any of you baby goffs/goth adjacent types need any further proof that goths were posing arboreally long before I started…
Kary submitted this photo with the comment “This is me - Kary , up in a tree. I found out something the hard way that day while attempting to climb into that tree; I found out that goth winklepickers/goth pikes are the absolute worst (the absolute most slippery) type of shoes to climb in, ha ha ha ha!” Here we have, for the very first time*, a goth wedged up a tree. She’s not…
Catherine Noire submitted this photo with no comment. What we have here is a goth up a tree in a forest clutching a scythe. I assume they’re just taking a breather from a hard day’s work harvesting souls or perhaps their successful and darkly elegant lawn mowing business (which would take longer than your standard landscaper but would be much more calming to witness). Our goth is…
articulateandintricate submitted this photo with the comment “Might not be quite goth enough but my friends and I are on a high ropes course, so we’re very UP those trees! Took place at Tree Surfing in Devon :)” Right, well, that was unexpected - here we have some goffs tree surfing. I didn’t know that tree surfing was a thing. I live in Australia where goths abide by the strict definition of…
Bonnie Ramone submitted this photo with the comment “I recently visited New Orleans for the first time. Excited to climb a tree in their legendary cemeteries, I was disappointed to have to visit during the day, and found shade where I could. I know I’m not actively carrying chartreuse, but I can verify it was in my belly at the time. This was in St. Louis Cemetery #2. I hope my entry is worthy. “…
Lizabeth Hanson submitted this photo with the comment “My kids were up for some family fun tree photos. This was the best of all. I’m considering making this our Christmas card, though I think several of my family members may not understand our joy.”* When I look at this photo, I think family fun. I also think about how they’re out in the daylight and they’re not very high…
Cassiopeia submitted this photo with the comment “We did this for Tim.” What a fine thing to do for Tim. All I’ve ever done for Tim is help him move house a couple of times and drink some of his full sized bottle of vodka that he brought with him on a 2 day hike, which wasn’t really doing him a favour but I like to think I was lightening his load for the walk home. This is a glorious example of a…
Robert Schmalenberg submitted this photo with the comment “i submit myself in this case, a warm spring day somewhere in Grunewald - Berlin , went to see the grave of Nico (from Velvet Underground)”. Choosing a dead, fallen, moss-covered tree to be upon for your submission is admittedly pretty goth but doesn’t get this goth many points for height. He admits that it’s a warm…
Yvette De Immortalia submitted this photo with the comment “Just trying on outfits for shoots and jumped up my tree :3″ Our submitter knows that every goth needs their own tree for the purposes of trying on outfits. It’s clear that being up a tree displays your ensemble to its fullest potential and will elicit a more realistic and appreciative response from the ground-dwellers below (or just, you…
Dani submitted this photo with the comment “A bunch of Aussie goths up a tree. My only regret is smiling (but of course I didn’t think of submitting until after the photo was taken.) Also we were in a cemetery!” I understand, fellow Australian gofficks. It’s difficult to contain your mirth when you’re posing up tree in a group. I’m upset that you didn’t think of submitting until after the photo…
Alva submitted this photo with the comment “Hi dendrophilics! I have been following your site for a long time and always wanted to get an on top of a Tree God photo. It would be an honor for me to be judged. (PS: my tshirt is printed with the Esoteric Order of Dagon emblem. ^(;,,;)^ ) From the beautiful but also dystopian Spain, dark greetings and best wishes, comrades!” This is a glorious…