Present Joys

“We thank the Lord of heaven and earth
who hath preserved us from our birth
for present joys, for blessings past,
and for the hope of heaven at last.”

We lost an old silver maple planted in our tree lawn in yesterday’s terrible storm. They say the winds were over 80 mph. Mercifully, there was very little damage to our vehicles the rest of our property. Many trees in the neighborhood were utterly destroyed, as well as several east-facing chimneys.

Our provided very pleasant screening from the street light which was right next to it. To add insult to injury, the street light itself was damaged and will certainly be replaced by a peacefulness-destroying LED lamp.