A forest photographed from a great height?

No, moss around the base of a tree.
One can be deceived by first impressions.
A forest photographed from a great height?

No, moss around the base of a tree.
One can be deceived by first impressions.
Actually, tree trunk.

A typical summer afternoon with haze blurring and softening the landscapes’s details. Only it’s February.

No, it is not a million-toothed monster baring snaggly teeth between non-existent lips. It is frost growing in the gap between two deck boards.
Appearances can be deceiving.
Edited to add: Back on Thursday.

The Common Grackle may appear to be stern, even angry. We might think, that the bright golden eye denotes thoughts, feelings, emotions, that aren’t actually there. This is simply the ‘suit he wears’.
Appearances can be deceiving.