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Wednesday, 1 October 2014

The Man In The Oak Tree

I was sat under one of our old oak trees at the weekend.
When I looked up I decided that it's "face" didn't look to happy!
This is a beautiful old tree and I'm fairly sure it's hollow all the way down. I must climb it one day, or get my brother to! We are lucky to have such interesting trees on our land, this old oak is slowly dieing as it's hundreds of years are drawing to a close, maybe we will be it's last custodian or maybe it will out live me yet. 
Can everyone else see the face or am I just being odd?



P.S Sorry to the person who posted on this when blogger put it up too soon the other day - I seem to have lost your comment.

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  1. Yes I can see him. It reminds me of a green man. Often featured in ancient building architecture.

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    1. Yeah he has that look about him. Maybe a punk version?

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  2. Yes, I see the face too.
    I wonder if you might be able to salvage any wood from this tree, if it has to be cut down.

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    1. Hopefully it will never be cut down. We've about 9 enchant oaks on our land and I'll do what I can to make sure they live as long as possible.

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  3. Our ancestors would have seen magic in a tree like that, trees were special.

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    1. I think they still are. there's magic in something that can live so long. I wonder what it's seen in it's life time?

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  4. He does look somewhat grumpy, then at his age he is entitled to.

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  5. Do you think that he is related to Treebeard, I am certain That your tree was an extra in Lord of The Rings. His face is much clearer in the long shot.

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    1. If he was then I can look forward to the royalties!

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  6. i'm with northsider - it looks like the green man. it is a beautiful tree....i sure do hope it lives another hundred years.

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    1. the tree is even more beautiful from a long way away. I'll do another post on him soon when the leaves have fallen.

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  7. If it didn't come from you I'd have said it was photoshopped LOL

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    1. I don;t even know how to use photoshop so there's no chance of that!

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  8. Yes, he reminds me of somebody, but I can't recall who.

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  9. Kev that was me -- I wondered if I had dreamt it. I see a samurai - beautiful tree ...

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    1. Ah, sorry I lost your comment and thank you for commenting again. It seems I made a mistake when I secluded this post for later in the week. I can see the samurai as well, ready to draw his sword.

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  10. how cool. sticking his tongue out! ;P and has snapped off horns a la Hell Boy

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  11. Kewl you have Ents :)

    See any smaller ones like Apples and such that have faces? The Ent wives are still missing.

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    1. It's been a long while since I've read those books I can tell you! I do live in the shires after all!

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