The only good news...

 the gate hinge is grinding on the rock, not the opening.

If the tree is tiny, put three anchors on it.

 If you're using a dead tree (foreground), back it up with a tiny tree that is an anchor for three climbs.

This is obscene.

 I know kids are going crazy but taking them to Carderock, a National Park, to paint rocks is a crime.

Yard Sale.

Use everything you own.

If that tree goes, I don't think the rock will stay still.

 

When life gives you lemons you make...

This guy wrapped his other anchor twice, leaving him pretty short here.

Is it lemonade or urine? Yes, that's the climbing rope dragging over at least 10 feet of rock, and of course, the ever popular dead tree.

 

Learn to tie a knot and...

 tie if to something bigger than a twig.

Not the answer.

1. Dead tree, 2. unstable clove hitch, 3. single carabiner, 4. single runner. Note the extra rope, a bowline would eliminate the weaknesses.

The second anchor has an air gap, and the angle of the anchors is over 90 degrees.

The other anchor is a big tree, getting a lot of attention lately. This tiny tree is not the answer. In front of the big tree is a large block to sling.

 

Minimalism can be overdone.

The tree in the foreground paired with the tiny tree in the background. The small tree was shaking in the wind and every time someone fell,

 Single anchor, single carabiner, single runner, that's it.