When I process my images I often think I can see things that maybe should not be there. In this case I will present two images, the second of which is a piece of the first image, cropped for clarification. Perhaps I am simply insane….
What drew my attention is in the right side window, bottom left pane. The second image might allow you to see what I see. Or perhaps there is nothing there at all….thoughts?
Images © 2012 Michael Fiveson
Mike's Look at Life 
Oh I see a girl. You’re not insane.
As far as this is concerned anyway. 😉
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Lol. I see a man so I may well be insane. Tell no one.
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Your secret is safe with me. 😉
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I see something that looks like a figurine tucked into the wadded up fabric. I can see the left side of his face and some hair, then what appears to be a yellow jacket.
Or perhaps there is nothing there at all…. 🙂
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That is what I see as well. Welcome to the looney bin. They serve lunch at noon.
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I hope there’s something good on the menu…and that the kitchen staff is making plenty, as I don’t think you’ll be there alone. 🙂 Nicely done, Mike.
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Do you see him?
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Big as life itself. I’ll be getting there a little early…I’ll bring a deck of cards, so please save a seat for me….
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Lol. I’ll be the guy with food in his beard.
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My brother….
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Did you know that Pinocchio had a woodpecker?
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Sorry, I can’t see anything.. just a bunch of old rags. Can I still come to lunch?
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My own son thinks I’m nuts……yes you may come to lunch…..do not wear white or they may keep you here.
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This truly freaked me out. I looked, and at first thought it was the back of a statue with folds of the robe….then I looked again and saw a profile, see a nose and see an eye…….that’s when I clicked out of the enlargement and ran screaming for my coffee. I do not want to join you for lunch….I am going to hide under my bed for the rest of the day. Please send a full report on lunch chatter. Thank you very much!
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Ha! It is apparent that I will not know if anyone here is telling me the truth. And that’s ok because I at least have generated some fun conversation. Do you have a book you can read under your bed? Can I order you a to go lunch?
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Turkey sandwich please. And I am serious about what I see.
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I see the exact same thing, but not everyone does. It’s interesting to me that some do, and some don’t. Thanks for the validation.
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At first I too thought it was the back of a statue of Mary (perhaps Our Lady of Guadalupe) and thought maybe it was Juan Diego peeking out. But on second look I don’t think so.
Can’t wait for lunch. Starving!
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Lunch and a movie……’one flew over the cuckoo’s nest’
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I do see the crack in the window . . .
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That must mean it’s a crack house 🙂
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So, are you referring to the little figure (head and shoulders) peering out from around the cloth, or the larger, misshapen figure that looks like a monster (the little guy’s head is the nose).
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Yes, the little guy peering out. Looks to me to be left over from the civil war. At least that is how he feels to me.
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Civil War? Nah . . . no beard.
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Well that’s true, Emilio.
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Crack house? Woodpecker? Damn, you’re funny! 🙂 And did someone say lunch??
I love this one Mike, but you know that without my saying so! I’m not sure what I see in it, other than brilliant photography… a little creepy, si, pero… this makes it extra bueno!
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Yes, today is Mike gets to say any crazy ass thing he wants including Pinocchio’s woodpecker. Maybe Thursdays should be lunatic day and that would automatically include you my bright and crazy friend. Fuckery indeed.
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I’ll take that as a compliment, fuckery and all. 😉
I think every day should be ‘Mike gets to say any crazy ass thing he wants’ day.
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I think that my advanced age somehow gives me the right to speak my mind but I have to keep it in check here or everyone will run for the hills.
And I only have compliments for you Alex.
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Only thing I see is a darling little hedgehog peering around a towel or rag
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A hedgehog, eh? I’ll have to get more familiar with what they look like.
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They’re about the cutest little bits you’ve ever seen. They don’t do much though.
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Geez, they are cute….look like small pineapples with a face.
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It looks like Santa and an armadillo had a baby, holy cow. Your work is fantastic, makes me want to rethink posting any of my own photos. I’m reading about this lunch, I’d like the crust left on my pimento cheese sandwiches, please. I suppose they don’t give us knives, anyway. 🙂
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Two things: thanks very much, what a nice thing to say.
My work can’t be any better than anyone else, it’s just my interpretation of what I see.
And you are welcome at this lunch table and your crust will remain. A spicy pickle might be nice as a garnish with that pimento.
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Oh… I forgot the RSVP on lunch, but I’m just heading out the door to do a jet boat on the Rogue River. See you when I get back… if I don’t drown.
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Be well….
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Whether there is someone or not, I love this photo anyway. Mysterious, with a hint of sunshine and deep shadows. Anything could roam in those rooms…
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Thanks for saying that. It was taken for esthetic value, so I appreciate that it might have some.
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Fun and mysterious. It looks like something wearing a housecoat, and yet I don’t see a normal head. I wonder if it’s something like a fake owl designed to scare away other birds or critters that might come in the window that doesn’t shut.
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Well at least you see something. Most people have declared me nuts, which I may well be. You might have a sense of that based on some of the comments I have made on your great blog, eh.
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After reading your post and ALL the comments I can conclude quite easily that there is nothing simple about your insanity!
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And my good friend and fine bloke, I am really quite ok with that. But seriously, Pinocchio did have a woodpecker, yes?
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Indeed he did have wood! On the insanity count – it takes one to know one.
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My sense is we are both free spirits which lends itself to a degree of lunacy.
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Looks like a girl sittin with her back to the window, on a closer look, the girl got stabbed with a tree branch? I don’t know, Wes Craven or Clive Barker material here…
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This is a Rorschach test for lunatics. Welcome aboard Marielba.
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It’s too weird, I can’t see the eye or nose you say you see in there.
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I see both eyes and the general shape of the face. It is very weird for a fact.
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Do you mind guiding me a bit as to where you see that?
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Look at the second picture, the one with an arrow drawn right to the top of the gents head……
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I must be blind. I can’t see it. 😦
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No, you are not blind and I really think this is subject to interpretation. My son can’t see it and my wife struggles with it. Maybe one ghost hunter in this family is enough. Most people do not see it.
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Well, at least we can all agree that it is very odd!
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And it is good to have a somewhat extended conversation with you Marielba.
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🙂 thank you, that was very sweet
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And sincere.
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Looks like a ghost to me. It would be really freaky to go back and take more pictures to see if they’re the same or different. I don’t mind being crazy – it’s more fun that way.
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Well hell it looks like a ghost to me too! Thank you.
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Someone’s watching you!
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That was my take as well.
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Well, Mike, to each his own, but if you’re crazy, you might as well reserve a room there for me, too. I see what looks like a figurine with a definite luminescence about it. Want to see more pictures of this, por favor!
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That is well described Gina, because it is that luminescence that gives it life. Some people see it, most do not. I saw it right away, but alas, this is the only image I have as I did not see it when I photographed the window. When I uploaded it, it about knocked my socks off.
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Just my humble opinion, Mike, but maybe you were the one who was supposed to “see” it. Just sayin’ …
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I’ve considered that. It’s an interesting life. The older I get, the less I know, and the more open I become.
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I may be crazier than most. I see a gargoyle poking it’s head out from behind the rags… I’ll be under the bed… but don’t send lunch… I may not answer the door! 🙂
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That is exactly what I see as well. Welcome to my world.
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I see a profile of a hooded face – perhaps a monk? I’m not freaked though. Really! But don’t think I’ll join you for lunch – I’m not leaving my house! Enjoy.
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Lunch won’t be the same without you and I am glad you are not freaked. It is what it is, or isn’t.
Thanks for the comment, eh.
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That freaked me out a little bit…..I think you should go back and investigate. Should make a good story!
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Next time I’m in Michigan which could be next summer or not at all, depending. Does that mean you see it too?
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Yes. It’s the disfigured man who hides his face beneath a cloak and only ventures out at night. I heard he collects curious photographers…
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Well most would agree I am certainly curious 🙂
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you need to drink more.
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Lol. I hardly drink at all so it would be real easy for me to drink more. I’ll start tomorrow morning, just after I get up.
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There you go. I am partial to a Riesling smoothie for breakfast, couple of pieces of toast, I’m good to go.
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You lie like a rug.
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You’re right. I juice a head of organic kale, an apple and a cucumber, then I’m good to go.
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How much juice do you get out of that? Is kale what holds sushi together?
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No, that is seaweed. Kale is full of vitamin C and many other things that are good for you. It will make about 16 oz.- very hard core.
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I’ll google kale……you would think I would know, eh…..hang on…..oh, kind of a wild cabbage. That must be very good for you and the apple sweetens it up, yes.
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Exactly, very nutritious. I am a health nut who also enjoys my Riesling. Balance.
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I’m a Guinness guy, when I go out, which is once every 6 months at this point.
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Why don’t you get out more?
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Good question actually. As we have gotten older we have become homebodies, and I am a little paranoid about drinking and driving. That and a limited social network.
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I first thought it was a religious statue with a robe, but the close-up does look like a side profile of a person with a lot of head garb of sorts. Great shot of the wood and brickwork.
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The wood and brickwork was my focus, of course, but it changed when I discovered the little munchkin. What I find really interesting is that only some people can see it. You are now a member of a peculiar club. We will meet monthly and the first meeting is at your house in early October. If you were to serve lobster and wine I imagine that would go over really well. I thank you for your generosity in advance.
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Make that late October and all members must take their own apparition. Legs of frog will be substituted for the lobster.
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I thought there was a ghost in the first picture, but when I looked at the second one I thought it wasn’t anything. Then when I looked at the first one again I saw an old rag….Then I looked at the second one again, screwing up my eyes. I nearly jumped when I saw a white arrow pointing to the profile of a lady wearing a headscarf!
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Interestingly I see a man but others see a woman but most see nothing. Nice to hear from you Lorna and thanks for the comment. Have a great weekend.
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I’m pretty sure it’s a ghost. But I already knew I was insane. 😉
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Does that mean you see it?
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Of course. 🙂
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My first thought before looking at the second picture was a little girl in the window! Kind of creepy!
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Hey glove. Well hell yeah it’s creepy! I show up and the ghosts come out. Jeez.
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Haha! Did you see it when you shot it or was afterwards?
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Afterwards for sure, and right away. Do you see it clearly?
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Very clear!
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I believe you but describe for me what you see….I think maybe people are seeing different things.
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It looks like a girl with long brown hair on one side and she is wearing a denim jacket.
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Lol. We all see something different. I see a balding man who feels civil war era for me.
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That’s too funny! Everybody’s eyes combined with our imaginations come up with different views!
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I’m pretty sure I see a young girl too – with long dark hair. Easier to see on the uncropped photo somehow though…
Carol.
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Carol it is real interesting to me that some of us see anything and at that something different from what others see. Thanks for taking the time and good hearing from you.
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I had a similar photo of an abandoned church entrance which had strange globes of light in front of it which looked like they were hovering. I was very disappointed when I put it out on a forum and someone explained it photographically as just a trick of damp light 😦 I was hoping it was more!
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