Thanks C and D, for the comments! I appreciate them so much.

And thanks for the low-down on the evergreens being a favourite hang-out for the wee folk.

Oh, and what I meant by interface is a way for the tree and I to come face-to-face and connect. The tree spirit is meeting me in the middle (or maybe going beyond that) by putting on a face so I can relate to it.

I was a little startled when I first noticed the eye through the window. But I soon realized that it was just looking back at me because I had been taking so many photos of it and in a sense, reaching out to it and communicating with it. To me it was a kind gesture.