Last night, I meant to be outside at sunset to watch our new streetlight come on, but I was busy making dinner, then eating dinner, and then not thinking about streetlights. I remembered at about 9 pm and shuffled to the front door to have a look at the new better-lit view.

Wow. I love it! I’d been a little worried it was going to be one of those bright white security lights. Not that it would have mattered too much, since it’s in a location that won’t bother us in the house, but I prefer more muted lighting. White light makes me crazy, especially at night. But that’s not what we have on our power pole!

They put up a regular small streetlight with a nice soft orange glow. It’s bright without being BRIGHT, and the location is perfect. The ends of our driveways are nicely lit, and the light falls off quickly to a low glow that provides just enough light to see, but doesn’t create dark shadows or seem glaring. It make a very pleasant light. It also doesn’t reach the back yard at all, so I still have my completely dark back yard to look around in.

This morning, I took out the trash and wheeled it to the curb, well before sunrise, and I could see what I was doing and where I was going. My porch light was never any help at all, so it’s really nice to be able to take out trash without killing myself, or run out to the truck and not need a flashlight to get the door unlocked … or be able to peek out the window when I hear something odd and be able to SEE if something (or someone) is moving around out there.

So I am very, very happy with the new streetlight! Yippee!