Thanks, yes, we're fine in Little Kansas

Thanks, family & friends, for checking in.  We're fine.  There was a car in front of out place that got a window and door smashed from half a pear tree that snapped and sailed down from up the block (first time I was happy not to be parked in front of our own place) and DeBlasio had some siding ripped from the wall of their place that faces us and insulation from under it was in our yard, but otherwise the serious damage wasn't at our doorstep.  Up the block at D&E's a big old oak split and smashed a truck parked under it - also crunched D&E's wrought iron gate and blocked their front door.  At the corner on the avenue another bog one came down and crushed a car.  Ditto around the block on 10th - that one completely blocked the street.  Ditto many blocks around us.  Thus and thus.  (I wet myself watching that second thus, thanks, JP.)  But all is safe and snug here.  Hummingbird in the flowers yesterday morning and sassy blue & black & white finches in the grapes.