eclectech,
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A lot of trees got seriously damaged in storms last winter, and were chopped down as a result. Nice to see so many of them fighting back this spring, and growing magnificent hairdos in the process.

AnguaDelphine,
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@eclectech

Oh my, reminds me of 1987 - (family home) we lost our apple tree, so sad.

THIS time my earworm is "I Will Survive".

eclectech,
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@AnguaDelphine I felt they'd been a bit over enthusiastic chopping back some of the trees this year so I'm enjoying seeing these looking so full of life. There's one nearby which has been almost horizontal for years now and is growing really well. Too sad to lose them.

AnguaDelphine,
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@eclectech

Wonderful pic.

eclectech,
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@AnguaDelphine Thank you 😊

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eclectech,
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@wendinoakland Damn, I was going for cheerful determination! 😆 tbf I would probably be quite angry if someone had chopped me down like that.

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@eclectech I was surprised at your description - that’s more of an angry grimace than a smile. 😖😂

dilmandila,
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@wendinoakland @eclectech I thought so too, and for a moment I believed you had photographed the angry spirit of the tree

eclectech, (edited )
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@dilmandila @wendinoakland Yeah, I think it's the teeth that added ambiguity that wasn't there before, but sometimes just make them funnier to me!

Here you go, the left is the same as the above but without the teeth/hint of tongue. I'm thinking most people would see that as happy?

FWIW the one on the right is what I would draw if I was doing angry / sullen. I go angular!

Edit: Ooh, I wonder if the language I used had an impact too? There are angry words in there; serious, damaged, fighting

eclectech,
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@dilmandila @wendinoakland To clarify, I have no problem with you seeing it differently to me - it's just a silly face on a tree stump & people interpret things differently - just fascinated!

dilmandila,
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@eclectech @wendinoakland I think you'll get a happy face if you used a thin line for a mouth, but the gaping black hole seems to give a different kind of impression. Or perhaps if there weren't too many teeth, just one or two as I've seen in some comics.

But it's a fun image!

eclectech,
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@dilmandila @wendinoakland Yeah, I quite often go for a nice reliable line smile.

To be honest angry works for this one too, having been chopped down as a result of storm damage, I'd have been angry too 🙂

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