an eye on arbutus bark

the extraordinary colours of arbutus bark...
the extraordinary colours of arbutus bark...(click to enlarge)

I've been asked about the image on my Curious Spectacles Welcome Page, so I thought it best to post a special post to respond to the question.

The photo is  a close up of a piece of arbutus bark that caught my eye.  It was quite a large curl of the delicate and brittle skin that's characteristic of those precious trees,  and I was struck not just by the size and colour, but by its own 'eye' design as though it were looking back at me.

I figured it was an auspicious image*,  just the right thing for this blog.

*I've enlarged and edited the photo to simplify the pattern, using Topaz Simplify with Aperture (my main photo app).

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