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Pareidolia : the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern.
Most days I think I’m totally normal, until I see something like this. And then I start to wonder.
Tell me what you see. I want to know if it’s the same thing I see.
Have a good one,
~Mavis
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Lita says
Mavis,
I see the head of a dog- Labrador style pup. I wanted to ask if you have watched Sanditon on PBS or on Amazon PBS station? It’s Jane Austen’s last and unfinished novel. Its is awesome and I highly recommend.
Best-Lita
PD says
It’s a poodle looking away 🙂
martine says
I see a poodle! 😀
Jamie says
Lucy.
Janet Langlois says
Definitely a dog of some sort. Perhaps a golden retriever?
Kay Bowles says
I immediately saw the head of a Newfoundland before I even read your question. I am guessing that makes me really weird!
Jennifer says
No, I thought of a Newfoundland too – even though I figured the post was about another DIY project she was foisting on her better half. When I went back, a sheepdog popped into my head..
Julie says
Me too! New Foundland! 🙂
Rebecca says
Newfoundland for sure! My dad was a Newfie and we had a Newfoundland dog growing up in SC! Great, loyal dog!
Kaia says
I saw a turtle with its shell and one front leg. The turtle’s head is apparently what everyone else saw as the dog’s nose—I can see a dog now too 🙂
SMS says
I see a poodle in profile.
Erica says
a dog?
Melanie Considine says
Newfoundland!
Christie says
Puggle!
Julie P says
A big dog with a space helmet on! I know I’m bonkers!
Vanessa says
I saw a dog wearing a helmet too!
Dianne says
I saw the helmet as well. And the dog’s jaw was opened.
Robin says
I see the profile of a dog, like a Lab or standard poodle.
Michelle says
A labrador with a beanie
Lynne says
Absolutely a dog’s head! I had no idea this was an issue or it had a name, but I love looking for patterns in the random markings on tiles, and there are always some patterns to find!
Jens says
I see the dog now that I read everyone’s comments, but below the dog I saw a chicken’s head in profile (it is outlined in the dark reddish-orange-ish color).
Tanya says
I see a dog with a big fluffy winter hat on. Never knew there was a name for this as I used to do this for hours as a child………..who am I kidding, I still do it!
Erica says
I see a poodle in profile.
The edge of my counter in my last house has a little girl’s face in profile. So creepy.
Glenda says
Definitely a dog. I always see images in tile and clouds. I have all my life.
Deborah says
I see the head of a poodle. I tend to see images in things, too.
Maxine says
I see a fluffy sheep with it’s fluff over it’s eyes, looking to the left. Love that I’m the only one that saw a sheep. lol
joanne s says
fluffy dog and in the center bottom, a bird facing to the right
Kim Vincent says
I see a poodle with a fluffy show cut and then at the back of his/her head leaning sideways, I see a smaller fluffy chihuahua. LOL
Kay says
poodle wearing sunglasses 🙂
Cindy says
I see a happy pig profile (looking to the left) with a poodle-like helmet.
Charlotte says
A dog, specifically a poodle.
Sarah says
I see a pig in profile.
Christine says
I see the profile of a dog, but below that I also see a bird with its wings extended.
Diane says
In the upper tile, I see the face of a fox looking straight out. In the lower tile, I see the head of a bear in side view (although I’m missing the ear).
Margo says
First thing I saw was a teddy bear head in profile, then the turtle, then the dog.
Laura Arnett says
I see a turtle
Andrea says
Dog lovers unite! I saw a dog’s head looking away.
Sherry in Sumner says
I saw it right away: a poodle. If it was the Virgin Mary, you could have made a bundle!
Dianne says
The first thing I saw was a dog.
A. says
I see a fluffy doggy!
Sharon says
Profile of a doggo!
Laura says
A dog in profile.
Regina martin says
A pig with a fur hat
Deborah says
poodle head
Nancy says
Looks like a poodle!
Deborah Herman says
I always see things others don’t. I have 2 calico cats in the wood grain of my bathroom door.
I see an upright bear with the wind blowing some of his neck and face hair.
Linda says
Poodle
Pam says
I see a left-side profile of a dog (like a lab). The other day I noticed a puppy face in my vinyl fake-plank flooring. Looked pretty cute! I’ve noticed that a popcorn ceiling provides many opportunities to see things at various times of the day as the light changes, better than looking at clouds! So interesting how our brains seem so desperate to make us see familiar things in visual gibberish.
MEM says
I also see a dog – but then, I see them everywhere. Dog-fanatic here and Mum to three rescues.
Holly says
I see a fox in the top tile.
Carol says
I see the fox too
M says
Sheep first then poodle
Rachael says
I see a dog in profile, looking to the right. Kind of looks like a golden retriever’s profile.
Jonah says
Hi! I see the sideway face of a big dog. He’s smiling, too!
Terry L Brueckner says
It’s a pig in a wig.
Carol says
I see the dog (poodle or Newfoundland) and a fox in the upper tile
Beryl R says
I don’t see anything… Dirty floor?
Nancy says
The first thing I saw was Elvis. After reading the comments I can also see a dog.
Heather Leichtenberger says
On the tile I see lamb chop and on the painters drop cloth I see a baby chick.
Susan Lemay Stanley says
A dog profile like the standard poodle living across the street from me. Yup I see Mick…he’s apricot too.
OregonGuest says
Uh, there’s TOTALLY a poodle doodle on the floor. Or maybe it was pop that spilled on the floor about a week ago (but that would be MY floor, not yours).
Lori says
I see a side view of a pig with a big snout.
PSUGAL06 says
I have to admit, my first thought was a dog wearing one of the fur hats most often associated with the cold weather of Russia, then I thought, a DOG wearing a fur hat … that is absurd… looks alot like a poodle … 🙂 I think you are in good company with all of us Mavis!
Linda says
A fluffy snow dog !!!!
Rebecca says
I saw a dog right at first but I see the turtle as well.
Rachel Schultz says
A pup
Sue says
Snoopy with an afro!
Molly says
I see a big fluffy, friendly dog
Amy says
Baby lamb
Cathy says
I see a dog looking to the left. Thank you for telling us about the Gnome Lady. I have been messaging with her today!
Mavis Butterfield says
How exciting!! Which one are you going to get? I think I’m going to get a lobstermen gnome.
Vicki in Birmingham says
I see a dog. What did you see?
Mavis Butterfield says
A giant poodle dog. 🙂
Pam says
I see a dog!
Susan says
Side view of a dog with floppy ears
Cynthia Parido says
I see a girl in a baseball cap
Kippy says
I’m seeing a poodle that looks a lot like the one napping at my feet right now. It also looks a lot like a lamb.
Rachael Gallegos says
When I look I see the profile of a St Bernard or New Foundland type dog….once I looked again I can spot all kinds of different faces of animals.
I see things in the clouds all the time. I think my brain is a little creative lol.
Debbie says
I see a Newfoundland. That’s cool that many see something different. Our minds are trying to decipher the pattern in its own way.
Annette L. says
Being the daughter of a tile setter, the first thing I saw was the tile joints to see if they were square! LOL! Didn’t bother looking at the colorations of the tiles until I read the comments
Lynn from NC Outer Banks says
I too see a poodle’s profile looking left and the bird below. My dear, sweet late father and I have always looked and found objects in every day patterns and designs. I was so glad to tell him it was called “pareidolia” when this first came up in your posts a while back. I continue to look 🙂
Linda Practical Parsimony says
I see a poodle or some sort of fuzzy dog.
Diana says
.if you look at the dog imagine it’s a baseball cap and follow the caps peak down and do you see the eye and further down the mouth?
Jan Walker says
I see a dog, Newfie or Lab…but at bottom, looks like a chicken’s eye & beak…lol
Tina P says
Two dogs standing side be side. The female is standing closes to the front with her nose straight ahead. The male, slightly taller is standing to her right with his nose slightly tilted to his right. You can see one of his legs just a bit further to the front than her. I’d say poodles or retrievers with hats.
annie h says
Padington Bear