The Plane Tree

Moral: The best blessings are often the least appreciated.

Note: the "Plane" tree is not a spelling mistake (my
husband asked if I'd made an error -- if it should be plain
instead -- nope, it really should be plane).
A plane tree is a European tree. Napoleon had a lot of
them planted along the canals in southern France to
prevent the water from evaporating as the canals were
important shipping routes at the time. In North America
they're known as Sycamore trees.