my morning apple

We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
-T.S. Eliot

I found a way to not have to climb the tree to get my morning apple. I found a board 2 feet by 10 feet long. I hold it at one end and with the other end, tap the bottom of an apple on the tree. If it's ripe, it pops off and rolls down the board. No more scrapes from apple tree bark. And for any of you who think, why don't I just buy an apple, you have clearly never had apples from this tree. I would *PAY* $2 per apple if I could get these in a store, they're that good.