Found this:
and just down the street from there found this:
The person who painted the first stump did not necessarily grow up just down the street because:
the
tree grew up just down the street. It needed to be removed after wind damage and when cutting up the stump sections a few neighbors apparently asked to keep a stumpsection for themselves and they put things on them. It turns out many previous pics I've posted in this thread are taken of those things that show up randomly on the stumpsections.
A couple weeks ago week the smiley face said 'Hi' instead. It'll probably say something else next week!