Never going to drop

 From this angle it looks promising, but alas there are still a few hardy leaves hanging in there. I am now starting to look a little mad as I have taken to checking on the tree a few times a day... almost as obsessive as sweeping a million times a day. Even worse is that I have been looking at it from the path, then going upstairs and checking outside the bedroom window, and then back down stairs and out the gate to check it from the street. I have actually started considering if it would work if I climbed out on the roof and pulled the last few leaves off, but knowing my limitations in the coordination area I am tending towards dismissing this as an option...for now
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