gothsuptrees

Dust Bunny submitted this photo with the comment “After a great consideration I have chosen to reevaluate my vocation and become a raccoon.”
A raccoon, you say? I am not acquainted with the virtues of raccoons, being an Australian, but I do... — Dust Bunny submitted this photo with the comment “After a great consideration I have chosen to reevaluate my vocation and become a raccoon.”
A raccoon, you say? I am not acquainted with the virtues of raccoons, being an Australian, but I do appreciate their permanent dramatic eye make-up and nocturnal, up-tree habits. Waking up with a dramatic eye must take 15-30 minutes of time from their nightly routine which I can appreciate. In my complete lack of research, I have discovered that raccoons share similar traits with the Australian drop bear (Thylarctos plummetus). These fierce creatures drop from trees on unsuspecting passers-by. I can only imagine what kind of damage a drop-goth could inflict, especially if bedecked in various pointy accessories.
Our raccoon-inspired nocturnal goth is high up her tree. She’s chosen a floral dress (I imagine to attract nocturnal insects) and attractive colourful hair and artfully ripped fishnets. She is smiling and therefore receives a point deduction.
4.6 out of 5 - Beware the dreaded drop-goth

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Terrence Drake submitted this photo with the comment “My circus troupe and I were doing a fun photo shoot and realized we had a golden opportunity on our hands to create a submission. Thank you for running this site for so long; we’re enormous... — Terrence Drake submitted this photo with the comment “My circus troupe and I were doing a fun photo shoot and realized we had a golden opportunity on our hands to create a submission. Thank you for running this site for so long; we’re enormous fans.”
A goth circus troupe? That sounds like my cup of tea! I assume their performances include astounding feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination that you might witness when observing goths preparing for, and engaging in, the goth nightclub experience. These feats might include: getting dressed in the wrong order (hair, corset, skirt/pants and then boots) while looking graceful and slightly annoyed, dancing in in 6″ platform boots after ½ a bottle of vodka with no visible effects of drunkenness and maintaining an aloof demeanour, fitting 35 people into a toilet cubicle in full goth club regalia, lasting for the full 9 minutes and 27 seconds of Bela Legosi’s Dead on the dancefloor and then, of course, getting up a tree at the end of it all with feline elegance and disinterested expression. I’d pay to see that. I miss it so!
To the photo. We have 3 goths in a very picturesque snowy scene with 2 being up-tree and 1 being a supporting cast member. It is daylight but there’s little chance of UV exposure. They’re not smiling, they haven’t disturbed the snow, and the tree is framing a particularly creepy barn. Bonus points for cloaks.
4.4 out of 5 - The goth club circus is in town.

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judeesill submitted this photo with the comment “goth dykes take manhattan! been a fan of this blog for years - it was one of the first tumblrs I ever saw and part of why I made an account in the first place - so when my friend climbed this tree at... — judeesill submitted this photo with the comment “goth dykes take manhattan! been a fan of this blog for years - it was one of the first tumblrs I ever saw and part of why I made an account in the first place - so when my friend climbed this tree at sundown in central park last night I knew it was fate. glad I could finally submit, thanks for keepin it up all these years !”
There’s a lot for me to enjoy about this submission. Our goth is high up her tree on a suitably bleak evening, she’s not smiling, is posed for up-tree contemplation and has quite rightly expressed her appreciation for this blog (I thank you!).
This photo was submitted well and truly prior to corona times but I assume, like all good gofficks, self-isolation and social distancing is a way of bloody life for our submitter. Our whole gothic existence has prepared us in some way for the isolation side of this shit storm. However, even goths need some people time, if only to garner appreciation for the effort we put into our outfits. We just want to go out in impractical footwear and have people bloody appreciate it! *sigh* Oh well, more time to plan our outfits.
4.5 out of 5 - Self isolate up a tree as long as you have someone 1.5 metres away from you to take your photo.

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BratPrincess submitted this photo with the comment “Kicked out of the cocktail bar at Wave Gotik Treffen when it closed at 6am and found a scalable trunk on the way to the Absinthe bar. The night was young.”
This is what I like to see: a bunch of... — BratPrincess submitted this photo with the comment “Kicked out of the cocktail bar at Wave Gotik Treffen when it closed at 6am and found a scalable trunk on the way to the Absinthe bar. The night was young.”
This is what I like to see: a bunch of dedicated goths identifying up-tree opportunities and maximising their gotik potential after a night on the turps and on their way to an absinthe bar. I appreciate the range of poses here. They seem to represent the different stages of what I remember an evening out to be* (from left to right): getting on it, paying homage to the band/DJ/bar tender, observing and assessing the ~~competition~~ fellow goths, loving yourself sick, and succumbing.
They’re out in the daylight but it’s the soft, early morning light so there’s less risk of UV exposure. They’re well dressed for a goth music festival experience and have opted for practicality and style (is that a Voyager Command uniform I spy?) They’re not high up the tree but having five goths on the one sturdy bough is a feat. This photo was obviously taken pre-social distancing so I can’t deduct points for their proximity to one another.
4.8 out of 5 - Reach your up-tree potential.
*It’s only been 2 weeks since the responsible bars closed down in my town but it feels like a bloody eternity.

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Jen submitted this photo with the comment “Cemetery Trees”.
I am envious of people who live near cemeteries that have robust, climbable trees (ceme-trees *cough*) in close proximity to head stones. Where I live, even really old cemeteries, by... — Jen submitted this photo with the comment “Cemetery Trees”.
I am envious of people who live near cemeteries that have robust, climbable trees (ceme-trees *cough*) in close proximity to head stones. Where I live, even really old cemeteries, by Australian standards, are largely tree-less apart from around the perimeter (ye olde ‘lawn cemeteries’). I imagine they keep them vegetation free for practical, upkeep purposes but why can’t cemetery maintainers sacrifice practicality in favour of aesthetics? Won’t someone think of the goths??
This goth is high up her excellent ceme-tree on an overcast day. She’s not smiling but is displaying appropriate appreciation of her situation by throwing horns. Her outfit appears to be practical yet stylish. Bonus points for cemetery tree positioning.
4.8 out of 5 - I thinking of getting into cemetery landscaping.

goth tree gothsuptrees submission Cemetery 4.8

bettyandthebaddays submitted these photos with the comment “Reece Moana 2017 Auckland New Zealand. In a lighting blasted tree, wearing an olive wreath from the surrounding grove. Photo credit Memphis @neck”

You need to click on the full tree photo in order to experience the majesty of this submission (and actually see the goth). I have chosen to evaluate the full trunk photo instead of the ‘goth peaking out of a tree’ photo, although I appreciate that the submitter provided both options for our viewing pleasure.

The goth is very high up their impressively gnarled tree that we’re told is lightning blasted. They’re not smiling but they’ve cunningly attempted to mask the daylight photo with the use of a black and white filter. The goth is wearing an olive wreath so we can only assume that they’ve crowned themselves as the overall winner of the Goths Up Trees Olympics. Imagine that! A stadium full of goths at night time all with opera glasses watching a field of trees with goths up them at various heights and poses all vying for the crown (or wreath). The participants all desperately trying not to smile while the crowd acts disinterested and aloof while a large percentage of them are uncomfortable because either a) they don’t like crowds, b) they dressed inappropriately for the event but don’t want to take their coat off because it really ties their outfit together, c) the person in front of them refuses to take off their top hat/extravagant fascinator/taxidermy raven on their shoulder and they can’t see anything, or d) it’s pretty difficult to see anything in a stadium full of trees anyway.

4.4 out of 5 - Perhaps Goths Up Trees could be an event of the Goth Olympics. Other events could include: speed dressing for nightclubs, speed undressing after attending a nightclub (bonus points for number of buckles, hair pieces, corsets, amount of makeup etc.), nightclub dance floor orienteering, best responses to strangers’ comments on your appearance, longest period not smiling, matching your black separates, I could go on (and on and on).

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