Neil Hatfield says “Hi, this is my mate Miranda who is an Australian Goth. She’s the one swinging like a deranged baboon. Now a mother of four, I’m sure her kids will be proud to know that their mother was once a goth up a tree.”

If you’re going to be proud of your parents for some reason then being a Goth up a tree is the very best reason in my book. Especially when it appears that your Mum was a Goth up a tree harrassing a non-Goth. We can only assume that this Goth was attempting to de-branch the non-Goth because it was HER TERRITORY.  Look at their faces.  Surely those are screams of terror not of hilarity as you might think from the first look.  

In Australia we have excellent trees and excellent Goths and today is Australia Day where we celebrate invasion, alcohol and BBQs and, above all, not being at work.  HOORAY!  If I were a better tree appreciator I would probably be able to identify that tree.  I’m going to be quite embarrassed if I find out that that is a Eucalyptus or something common in Australia.  I can’t really see all that much in this photo ‘cause it’s a bit grainy but lets say they’re not smiling for the sake of it but it is definitely day time

3.75 out of 5 - De-branch the non-Goths and make your kids proud

Note to submitters past and present:

I really really appreciate every photo submitted so thank you very much for taking the time to submit one (or 8 as one person has).  I have quite a massive backlog so if yours hasn’t been posted yet just hang on because I’m getting to them.  Saying that, I am only posting photos that contain at least one person of Gothic persuasion up a tree.  So if you have submitted a photo where the Goth wasn’t up a tree or the person was up a tree but not discernibly Goth then I’m really sorry but I can’t post it.   To the people thinking about submitting a photo: doesn’t matter if the photo is 100 years old or was taken an hour ago, as long as it has a Goth up a tree you’re in.    HOORAY! Thanks!