fade, fading, faded
I assume this old, very faded basketball was lost and then put in this tree, hoping its owner would find it. But there aren't many kids in our neighborhood, so I'm thinking it might have been put there intentionally - a sign of someone's faded March Madness dreams and busted brackets (March Madness is the nickname of the NCAA college basketball national championship tournament. Many people fill out brackets trying to predict the winners).
fade, fading, faded
I assume this old, very faded basketball was lost and then put in this tree, hoping its owner would find it. But there aren't many kids in our neighborhood, so I'm thinking it might have been put there intentionally - a sign of someone's faded March Madness dreams and busted brackets (March Madness is the nickname of the NCAA college basketball national championship tournament. Many people fill out brackets trying to predict the winners).