Not such a rake idea.

So, I had this plan. I thought to myself, I know, I'll set myself a little challenge. I'll rake the orchard.A Bad plan. A Foolish plan. A plan almost certain to Fail...
But I'm giving it a go anyway. To be honest, I might cheat towards the end, but here's the rough idea for now.
It's a job that goes in 3 stages (so far...)
Stage one is apple clearance. You'll notice lots of apples in the picture above (towards the back there...)

Same tree, different angle, apples cleared. Stage one complete (for that tree, anyway)

Stage two, outer circle raking.
Thus. This clears a lot of the leaves from the main bit of the orchard, gathers them towards the tree, and is nice to look at, as it suggests you've achieved something.

Stage three, inner circle raking.
Making sure, of course, that you don't pile it too much against the tree itself, so you don't end up rotting the trunk by mistake.
And from there, it will all mulch down and feed it for next year. That's the plan anyway. Given that all the rejected apples end up in the pile of leaves, does that make the tree cannibalistic?
Oh well, the apples taste nice. Anyone want one?