CONFESSIONS OF A TINY LADY WORKING AMONGST TREES
International Women’s Day. Do I feel ok? To be honest I’ve been struggling lately. Historically as women we’ve had many expectations of us: To be able to keep on top of everything, to play nice (or not), to be amiable, to be able to compromise and sacrifice. We live in a world and society built... Continue Reading →
May and June are great months as the weather gets warmer and trees are getting leafier by the day. These months also happen to be the busiest I've ever been with tree and woodland surveys, but I've also consciously taken time out to go on a couple of very enlightening and fruitful field visits with... Continue Reading →
Life has been on my mind lately, as I think about the time we spend in a state of living. This is the story of humans: Through centuries homo sapiens have made footprints on this planet and evolved with the changing environment. We have foraged, hunted, lived off the land and honed our rudimentary survival... Continue Reading →
As some of you already know, my background was in media and mass communication. I have always enjoyed photographing people, seeing the world spin around us from behind my camera lens. I've done a few things in the spotlight in tv and radio broadcasting, but it was a VERY LONG TIME AGO and to be... Continue Reading →
Having not posted on my blog for a few months, I think it's about time to get us up to speed with what's been happening since the last post! Forgive me for getting off the ground so quickly. Here goes... Trying not to get too knotted up in my brain 🙂 I literally got off... Continue Reading →
Are there times when you have set your heart on something, feeling relieved knowing that a choice has been made? When I made the decision to specialise in trees, I thought to myself, 'Great! I can finally settle on one thing and not try to do everything'. Alas that has not happened, though much to... Continue Reading →
It was a tough day yesterday, a very physical work day that had left me in complete exhaustion. Interspersed in all of that was news that I hadn’t done very well in a trial project report which I’ve been trying to deliver. I’ve had a really busy few weeks of site surveys, cramming data, learning... Continue Reading →
When I posted my first Instagram image for @inalandofgiants.blog on the 30th of October 2020, never would I have imagined how positive the response would be! I think most people relate to trees and the people who spend time with trees. There is something quite alluring about seeing a tree in its natural surroundings and... Continue Reading →
Lately I have been looking at trees a lot. Somehow I find myself unable to get away from trees - never a bad thing of course as I love them - but they seem to be appearing everywhere. Especially 'special' ones that have made an impression on me. Imagine if you were working as a... Continue Reading →
I am definitely one for sharing and exchanging skills or knowledge. My friend Sam and I decided to do another spot of climbing the other day after we finished a woodland site survey. Sam reckons he has much to learn from me in terms of woodland management, ancient and veteran trees, etc. but I have... Continue Reading →
In a Land of Giants 