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Seeing Fractals

Permalink Submitted by Lisa Baker on April 21, 2020

Hi, I've been seeing them since about 1st grade myself. I became more aware of them in the last few years while going through visual therapy exercises. You can find me on Facebook as PatternNerd. If you ever want to discuss I'd love to hear from you.

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