Wappinger Creek runs the length of Pleasant Valley, and the biggest trees follow the water — which is how they end up over somebody's roof. CMJ Tree Service takes care of that stretch of Dutchess County: tree removal down in the creek bottoms where roots sit in wet ground, tree trimming to pull weight back off a leaning crown, pruning that carries a young tree through its first decade with decent structure. A storm can come up the valley on a hot evening and be finished in fifteen minutes, and then storm damage cleanup runs well into the next day. Old stone foundations and field edges give this town its lines, and the trees standing along them are worth keeping. The day ends best with the wood stacked, the lawn raked and nothing left to worry about in the next wind.