Downstream

never alone. The first thing I
see at Buscot Lock is a big
sign reading: ‘Welcome to
the lock. Please stay safe
during your visit. Warning
deep water. No swimming’.
There’s a boat moored on
the side of the river, and a
tarpaulin spread on the grass
where a woman is sitting
massaging her legs. Dawn
Howard is an Associate
Fellow at Sussex University;
this is her second day