Cute title but unfortunately it won't carry the image past a 5 for me, you've met the challenge but the washed out sky and burned out leaves render the image deary. I wish the detail of the wood grain was the highlight.
Lines leading my eye everywhere in this composition - a fairly mundane subject when my eye finally settles down to it. Not wild about this one. Keep shooting and don't let one schmoe's opinion get you down! I did mean to be helpful.