What do you call a dramatic tree that loses its temper and throws its autumn foliage everywhere?
A leafy hothead
This clever combination of plant parts and human emotion imagines a tree throwing a tantrum when the cooler weather arrives. Instead of staying calm, it drops all its colorful decorations across the lawn in a dramatic fashion.
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