My old friend the Green Man is the primary human ancestor in the forests of central Europe. We are family.
The Green Man, Schönefeld, Saxony
I found his cousin in Prague, not the Green Man but the Red Man:
The Red Man of Prague
Note that his leaves cup his face rather than rise from it, and how he is so much more a fruit or a blossom than the ancestral human, the tree. Fascinating! (Before photography, this was photography, Before evolution, this was evolution.)
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Okanagan Okanogan 
Reblogged this on Sable Aradia, Priestess & Witch and commented:
I’m always a fan of the Green Man!
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Thank you for the ‘tree’ insights. Why
is the bark of a dog like the bark of a tree?
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Easy. Neither is a chicken. 😜
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I’ve seen a number of Green Men but never a Red Man. Do you know where else they may exist?
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Nope. This was a first for me. Very exciting! ps I have a green man chair from 1865. It was sold as a goblin chair and discounted, because who wants a goblin chair, and I snapped it up.
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A goblin green man chair? Wonderful! You’re a lucky chap. Are we going to see a picture of it?
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Sure… in a while. I’ve been away.
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