A face on a tree

snowy

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

12 Apr

@JudyEv Yep

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr

That's a good one. Is Barkley a name? I think it might be.

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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)

• Eldoret, Kenya

13 Apr

Lol, mybe Trunkman

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

12 Apr

I wonder how much of it started as knotholes but were "enhanced" by some ingenious person? I keep thinking either George or Sam and can't make up my mind.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

12 Apr

@JudyEv I agree, somebody did a great job.

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr

I'm pretty sure the features have been enhanced but they've done a great job. I'd probably go for George.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (120533)

• United States

12 Apr

I absolutely love the ingenuity the people who live around there have. I’d be giddy staying there! Then again, maybe I’m finding out I’m Australian at heart.

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr

I'm always intrigued by these finds and can't wait to share them. That would be lovely if you had a bit of Australian in you. The test would be if you could say 'G'day, mate'.

Start practising! lol

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

12 Apr

I think that the eyes have been added, but also the mouth and nose "enhanced" to give a more real look.

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr

I think you are right. There is no obvious glue or fixtures but the eyes in particular don't really look like they just appeared there.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

12 Apr

@JudyEv - They were designed with something hot, this is my opinion.

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

@LadyDuck I hadn't thought of that. You could well be right.

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rakski

@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

12 Apr

I like how they made the eyes. It's so expressive

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rakski

@rakski (156200)

• Philippines

13 Apr

@JudyEv yes, true. The eyes are very expressive

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr

The proportions are about right too.

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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)

• Eldoret, Kenya

13 Apr

Sure, expressive!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

12 Apr

Sort of spontaneous art. Sometimes these are very good and others just grafitti

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Banksy’s Graffiti Tunnel / myLot

@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

We went under a highway bridge and that has graffiti all over the underneath structures.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

13 Apr

@JudyEv Same here, just about any surface gets covered. Having said that, just by Waterloo Station is the Banksy Tunnel where grafitti is allowed. There are very good art pieces, but they are barely dry when the repainting begins!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

13 Apr

@JudyEv Yes, just about any surface gets painted on. Having said that near by Waterloo Station is the Banksy Tunnel, where grafitti is encourage. There are some excellent pieces, but they are barely dry before being painted over.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

12 Apr

May be "Gandalfine" - based on the character of Gandalf : Lord of the Rings

The Tree looks like some of the walking & talking trees that appeared in The Lord of The Rings Part 2 : The Twin Towers. Quite an interesting find.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

12 Apr

The Two Towers... Two not Twin. The Twin Towers came down on 9/11...

(I happen to be currently rereading the book.)

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

13 Apr

@BarBaraPrz Oh that sounds marvelous! It would be a voluminous novel I suppose?

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr

I haven't seen or read Lord of the Rings but Gandalfine seems a good name.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

12 Apr

I wish I had that kind of talent. I'd name that tree Gertie, I always think of trees as female.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Apr

You're correct but then who painted it there, a woman? I was thinking of trees in general.

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

Everyone is referring to it as 'he'. I think the face looks more like a male.

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Apr

@rebelann I did understand that you were talking about trees in general. I'm not sure which gender I think of when I see a tree. I'll need to think about it! lol

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ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (17036)

• Singapore

13 Apr

It is scary. I must have seen too many horror films.

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ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (17036)

• Singapore

13 Apr

@JudyEv I watch too much stupid horror films I think

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

Scary? I'm sorry about that. I don't find it scary at all although it is certainly very like a face.

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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)

• Eldoret, Kenya

13 Apr

I do not think it is scary.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86573)

• United States

13 Apr

That is so cute! It reminds me of a “lizard” I saw on the side of the road near the zoo: it was a fallen tree branch that someone had decorated to appear to be a large lizard or katydid.

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86573)

• United States

13 Apr

@JudyEv — supposedly, it’s the sound they make…like they’re saying “Katy did.” There are clips of their sound on YouTube, and I honestly don’t hear it. Meanwhile, there’s the Porter Wagoner song “Katy Did.”

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

Some people see 'things' in all sorts of places. And isn't katydid another strange word? Do you know its origins?

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

@FourWalls Our little willy wagtails are supposed to say 'sweet pretty creature' but I can't really hear that either.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

12 Apr

The nose seems to look like it is part of the barn, as it is running in the same direction, but maybe changed a bit, and the mouth and eyes look like they were added. I think that I would name him Dwight the Delighter, something to delight walkers passing by.

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Apr

It has to be 'made' but it's hard to see what they've actually done. There's no sign of glue or nails.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

12 Apr

@JudyEv I think that with those the nails are on the backside of the pieces, the eyes and so on, and you take a cover to protect the eyes and then hammer it in that way.

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

@Juliaacv That would work.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

12 Apr

How about Professor Tree?

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Apr

@SIDIKIMPOLE and why not the Disney cartoon Pocohantas had Grandma Willow,

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

That's a good one. He does look quite learned.

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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)

• Eldoret, Kenya

13 Apr

Lol Rasma, Professor tree?

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

12 Apr

Horace would be a good name

Looks great to me!

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

13 Apr

@JudyEv

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

Horace? Well, that's one I wouldn't have thought of.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

12 Apr

I think the nose is broken and the mouth was talking to someone else.

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

He looks a bit sad in a way. I guess you would be sad with a broken nose!

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

13 Apr

@JudyEv of course I would be sad if my nose be damage. That would be horrible

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Jessica

@JESSY3236 (22199)

• United States

14 Apr

cool tree. Woody would be a good name. My uncle's tree that I had to get rid of had a J on it.

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Apr

Do you know who put the J on your uncle's tree?

Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (23233)

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13 Apr

the face drawn on the tree is really awesome

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

It's nicely done I think. The proportions are good.

April

@thislittlepennyearns (68159)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

13 Apr

My mother in law loves these

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

I really like the expression on this one. Were you able to show MIL?

April

@thislittlepennyearns (68159)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

13 Apr

@JudyEv I haven’t yet but I screenshotted it to show her later today.

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@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)

• Eldoret, Kenya

13 Apr

Tis is really interesting. Still I think modification was done on some existing marks on the tree to make the face. I suggest you call it "Treeman".

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@JudyEv (381755)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Apr

Someone has done a good job of creating this face. Treeman is a good choice.

Arunima Singh

@arunima25 (93194)

• Bangalore, India

12 Apr

That's some ingenious creativity. Eyes is definitely added and I feel that even the mouth and nose have been enhanced. I like this Treeman. I guess Treeman is an apt name

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