Reading Sentry

This fails to reveal the true countenance.

Glancing up from my reading on the porch, I noticed a face looking at me. A tree face!  I saw two eyes, a triangular, lionesque nose and a downward-curved mouth. I tried several times to capture the full effect but, somehow, what was perceived failed to translate in a photo. The mouth proved invisible to behold.

I thought of the nasty trees from The Wizard of Oz.  And the Ents from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Oh!, then there is the talking tree from A Tale Dark and Grimm. How thrilling!

I resumed reading. I took my steadfast tree sentry as a sign that reading must continue on.