I searched ... but didn’t see a thread devoted to “Tree(s)” .. so why not ?? - - - -
When out for a ride, I look for unusual designs in nature. Sometimes Mother Earth can be artistic...sometimes she has a sense of humor - twisted humor. See the one eye'd face in the tree?
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Is a Joshua tree really a tree? Somewhere in California, south-east of San Francisco <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/antontrax/4108117117/" title="Way out West-1260429 by antontrax, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2583/4108117117_45c8c0ec9c_b.jpg" width="1024" height="728" alt="Way out West-1260429" /></a> The tree the Mayans used to draw blood. Palenque, Mexico <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/antontrax/4332966922/" title="Way out West-4627 by antontrax, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4332966922_52769f0d31_z.jpg" width="428" height="640" alt="Way out West-4627" /></a> Redwoods, California <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/antontrax/4080887555/" title="Way out West-2184 by antontrax, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3529/4080887555_a4b3c28918_b.jpg" width="1024" height="685" alt="Way out West-2184" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/antontrax/4081648060/" title="Way out West-2180 by antontrax, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4081648060_a920b55aea_b.jpg" width="685" height="1024" alt="Way out West-2180" /></a> Evil tree, Guatemala city <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/antontrax/4311854593/" title="Way out West-1290952-2 by antontrax, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2678/4311854593_3aab26bb94_b.jpg" width="1024" height="576" alt="Way out West-1290952-2" /></a>