Years ago while taking a walk near our vacation cottage on Lake Chelan, I saw an unusual tree trunk. The markings on the tree resembled the face of a deer. I took a photo of it with my iPhone. Ever since, I have been mindful of trees, rocks and leaves in which I see facial features of animals or humans. I even published a book entitled Faces in the Forest in which I featured photos of my favorite finds.

After years of training myself to look for faces in nature, it’s uncanny. I now see faces without even trying to find them. They are everywhere. Rocks and leaves on the ground look up to me as if to engage me in conversation. Markings on tree trunks that resemble faces find me clicking away with smartphone. (Don’t worry, I don’t speak to them). But the process of finding faces in unexpecte

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