I guess all you can really do is stare them down and hope for the best
By Christa TerryTell me — do these freak you out as much as they freak me out?
I’ve seen tree faces around town, and nearly every time I encounter one I’m left the worse for wear. I inevitably flinch or startle or jump, making whomever I’m walking with laugh hysterically as I attempt to regain my composure. Then again, I’m also the first of my clique to get the screaming heebies when Halloween decorations start going up.
That’s just NOT what I need to see when I’m walking home from the train station at one a.m. after a great party. I mean, really now, I’m already on edge, trotting around by myself in the darkness.
Maybe I’m in a minority here, but I like trees just because. I don’t need to give them creepy faces to make them funnier or give them personality. All the trees in my life have plenty of personality already — in fact, I spent most of fall raking up said personality!
April 11th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
All I can think is this is what happens when Mr. Potato Head goes bad.
April 11th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Yes. Yes, they do disturb me greatly.
There is not enough Rum and Coke to remedy the situation.
April 13th, 2008 at 12:36 am
As an aficionado of the bizarre you’d think I would love those, but they’re horrible. They are a good idea, but a hideous design.
April 14th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
They remind me of the Ents in Lord of the Rings. I have a friend who has randomly placed them on trees in the forest on his property. He has also made little fairy houses there. His grandchildren love them.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Creepy.
Would make me NOT want to take a moonlit walk in the garden.