tree of warning
I just got in from a walk around the grounds, snapping photos. It is warm and ridiculously green for January.
At home signs warn of falling ice - here it's the trees that can get you.
This tree is incredibly ancient-looking, its canopy of branches fanning out high above the grass. The sign telling people to stay away makes it seem like some kind of outcast. I feel lonely for it.
I notice lots of signs everywhere here: warnings, cautions, advisories. It seems like part of the risk-society where there is an increasing emphasis on fear and taking precautions. I suppose if i was hit by a branch it would be my fault for being outside...is it really to protect me or to save on insurance?
At home signs warn of falling ice - here it's the trees that can get you.
This tree is incredibly ancient-looking, its canopy of branches fanning out high above the grass. The sign telling people to stay away makes it seem like some kind of outcast. I feel lonely for it.
I notice lots of signs everywhere here: warnings, cautions, advisories. It seems like part of the risk-society where there is an increasing emphasis on fear and taking precautions. I suppose if i was hit by a branch it would be my fault for being outside...is it really to protect me or to save on insurance?
posted by Elizabeth at 1:21 PM
1 Comments:
In America they would just cut the tree down if it posed any danger...I like this solution better -- at least you still get to see the tree. :)
--Tara
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