Suzanne Owen
@suzanneowenphd.bsky.social
Academic, writer, dendrophile
Well, this from the Guardian indicates that Labour voters either did not turn out or switched to voting for Green or LibDem. Labour should leave Reform for the Tories to worry about and ditch austerity.
May 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Well, this from the Guardian indicates that Labour voters either did not turn out or switched to voting for Green or LibDem. Labour should leave Reform for the Tories to worry about and ditch austerity.
I wanted to be a palaeontologist
April 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I wanted to be a palaeontologist
Spring has truly sprung when the blackthorn flowers. In Otley it started earlier in March and now it's at its peak.
March 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Spring has truly sprung when the blackthorn flowers. In Otley it started earlier in March and now it's at its peak.
Here's part of what I saw
March 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Here's part of what I saw
I was up walking near Hebden, North Yorkshire, when I investigated these odd grey symbols on the OS map. The area appeared to be full of earthworks (maybe old quarrying?) now covered in heather. Just above Garnshaw House.
March 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I was up walking near Hebden, North Yorkshire, when I investigated these odd grey symbols on the OS map. The area appeared to be full of earthworks (maybe old quarrying?) now covered in heather. Just above Garnshaw House.
PLS Group did the actual job - know them?
February 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
PLS Group did the actual job - know them?
Wassailing revivals to bless orchards (esp apple) are part of efforts to connect with nature due to the loss and separation of modern lives with the natural world. This was at East Riddlesden Hall on Sunday with toast hung from trees.
January 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Wassailing revivals to bless orchards (esp apple) are part of efforts to connect with nature due to the loss and separation of modern lives with the natural world. This was at East Riddlesden Hall on Sunday with toast hung from trees.
Tree defenders at the Tittybottle Oak today, keeping the tree safe.
January 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Tree defenders at the Tittybottle Oak today, keeping the tree safe.
Snap - from Sunday. I shoved her out as she kept scratching the glass. She didn't like that.
January 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Snap - from Sunday. I shoved her out as she kept scratching the glass. She didn't like that.
Crucial few days for the oak in Tittybottle Park, Otley - 24-hour watch to protect it from felling by #LeedsCityCouncil
December 11, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Crucial few days for the oak in Tittybottle Park, Otley - 24-hour watch to protect it from felling by #LeedsCityCouncil
Wonderful presentations at the Community Religions Project at Leeds. Kim Knott spoke on why studying the local and particular matters and CRP (nearly 50 years old) was early for getting the study of religion away from normative text-focussed 'world religions'- based approaches.
December 6, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Wonderful presentations at the Community Religions Project at Leeds. Kim Knott spoke on why studying the local and particular matters and CRP (nearly 50 years old) was early for getting the study of religion away from normative text-focussed 'world religions'- based approaches.
One of our students, Olive, created a philosophy D&D game using philsophers as characters. Here seen with Dave. Richard was the staff lead on this 'co-creation' project. Olive will be the lead author in the co-authored article on this.
December 4, 2024 at 7:45 PM
One of our students, Olive, created a philosophy D&D game using philsophers as characters. Here seen with Dave. Richard was the staff lead on this 'co-creation' project. Olive will be the lead author in the co-authored article on this.
Today, this oak tree in Tittybottle Park, Otley, is due to be felled. This morning I saw contractors, machinery, a police car and just under a dozen protesters who were standing near the tree. I took this photo yesterday.
December 2, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Today, this oak tree in Tittybottle Park, Otley, is due to be felled. This morning I saw contractors, machinery, a police car and just under a dozen protesters who were standing near the tree. I took this photo yesterday.
Chevin walk this morning, which was both medicinal and - at a stretch - fieldwork. Sort of.
November 29, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Chevin walk this morning, which was both medicinal and - at a stretch - fieldwork. Sort of.
One more week before the Tittybottle Oak in Otley is felled to put machinery in to fit a temporary footbridge.
November 23, 2024 at 6:16 PM
One more week before the Tittybottle Oak in Otley is felled to put machinery in to fit a temporary footbridge.
I'm ready to head to campus for the Open Day but the cat says no. It's suppose to get warmer soon.
November 23, 2024 at 8:47 AM
I'm ready to head to campus for the Open Day but the cat says no. It's suppose to get warmer soon.
Nice sunset seen from Bayton Lane on the way home from work. What little snow we did get in this part of Leeds is almost gone now.
November 19, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Nice sunset seen from Bayton Lane on the way home from work. What little snow we did get in this part of Leeds is almost gone now.
We had an online book launch for Pagan Religions in Five Minutes (#EquinoxPub) this eve, and my cat was pacing behind the laptop and leaping about the furniture but, unusually, she never came into view on camera. We did see another contributor's cat, though.
November 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
We had an online book launch for Pagan Religions in Five Minutes (#EquinoxPub) this eve, and my cat was pacing behind the laptop and leaping about the furniture but, unusually, she never came into view on camera. We did see another contributor's cat, though.
By the way, my co-edited book - Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - just got published with #EquinoxPub. Had an on-campus launch for it yesterday with a few of the contributors. Use the code RELIGION for 25% off when ordering here www.equinoxpub.com/home/pagan-r...
November 15, 2024 at 2:24 PM
By the way, my co-edited book - Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - just got published with #EquinoxPub. Had an on-campus launch for it yesterday with a few of the contributors. Use the code RELIGION for 25% off when ordering here www.equinoxpub.com/home/pagan-r...