There has been this little piece of metal sticking out behind a fallen tree for years. We never paid it much attention, just made sure to not run the mower over it. I finally got to cleaning up this area and as we were clearing the old tree away, it was finally time for this piece of metal to go. So, I started pulling, thinking some old garden tool or metal can would just pop out. This thing barely budged. I pushed and kicked, and finally got it loosened and then realized I was standing on part of it. When I finally shimmied it free, it was an old basketball hoop, complete with a partially decomposed net. Not what I expected to find.