We had a derecho come through our town on Monday. This was the oldest and I think largest tree we had in town and the one out of many that hurt the most. I went to the hardware store for some grass seed and the latest news and came away with the rudimentary plans for a funeral for a tree. All and all it could have been worse. Everyone is a little banged up and blurry eyed but nothing some shingles and shovels won't fix. In a town full of trees in the middle of a forest it's remarkable how attached we are to our leafy friends.