diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 105bf77..8c60d6b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ v1.8.1 (in progress)
 * Fix `list_accounts` to actually include request parameters (thanks leoncowle)
 * Small formatting changes (thanks amaargiru)
 * Add link to examples to docs and readme.
+* Add `local` and `remote` parameter to `stream_public` (thank you for the report jeafreezy)
+* Fix `limit` and `lang` parameters on trend related functions not present or working (thanks for the report pdeitel)
+* Fix some issues with stream reconnect handling (thanks for the report ianh)
 
 v1.8.0
 ------
diff --git a/mastodon/streaming.py b/mastodon/streaming.py
index 05b23c2..e3ce8c3 100644
--- a/mastodon/streaming.py
+++ b/mastodon/streaming.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ except:
 
 from mastodon import Mastodon
 from mastodon.Mastodon import MastodonMalformedEventError, MastodonNetworkError, MastodonReadTimeout
-from requests.exceptions import ChunkedEncodingError, ReadTimeout
+from requests.exceptions import ChunkedEncodingError, ReadTimeout, ConnectionError
 
 
 class StreamListener(object):
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class StreamListener(object):
                 exception,
                 err
             )
-        except MastodonReadTimeout as err:
+        except ReadTimeout as err:
             exception = MastodonReadTimeout(
                 "Timed out while reading from server."),
             self.on_abort(exception)
@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@ class StreamListener(object):
                 exception,
                 err
             )
+        except ConnectionError as err:
+            exception = MastodonNetworkError(
+                "Requests reports connection error."),
+            self.on_abort(exception)
+            six.raise_from(
+                exception,
+                err
+            )
 
     def _parse_line(self, line, event):
         if line.startswith(':'):
diff --git a/mastodon/trends.py b/mastodon/trends.py
index 03d3ea0..67f5c6e 100644
--- a/mastodon/trends.py
+++ b/mastodon/trends.py
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ class Mastodon(Internals):
     @api_version("2.4.3", "3.5.0", _DICT_VERSION_HASHTAG)
     def trends(self, limit=None):
         """
-        Alias for :ref:`trending_tags() <trending_tags()>`
+        Old alias for :ref:`trending_tags() <trending_tags()>`
+
+        Deprecated. Please use :ref:`trending_tags() <trending_tags()>` instead.
         """
         return self.trending_tags(limit=limit)
 
@@ -36,14 +38,16 @@ class Mastodon(Internals):
         descending.
         """
         params = self.__generate_params(locals())
+        if "lang" in params:
+            del params["lang"]
         if self.verify_minimum_version("3.5.0", cached=True):
             # Starting 3.5.0, old version is deprecated
-            return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/trends/tags', params)
+            return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/trends/tags', params, lang_override=lang)
         else:
-            return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/trends', params)
+            return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/trends', params, lang_override=lang)
 
     @api_version("3.5.0", "3.5.0", _DICT_VERSION_STATUS)
-    def trending_statuses(self):
+    def trending_statuses(self, limit=None, lang=None):
         """
         Fetch trending-status information, if the instance provides such information.
 
@@ -56,10 +60,12 @@ class Mastodon(Internals):
         descending.
         """
         params = self.__generate_params(locals())
-        return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/trends/statuses', params)
+        if "lang" in params:
+            del params["lang"]
+        return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/trends/statuses', params, lang_override=lang)
 
     @api_version("3.5.0", "3.5.0", _DICT_VERSION_CARD)
-    def trending_links(self):
+    def trending_links(self, limit=None, lang=None):
         """
         Fetch trending-link information, if the instance provides such information.
 
@@ -70,4 +76,6 @@ class Mastodon(Internals):
         descending.
         """
         params = self.__generate_params(locals())
-        return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/trends/links', params)
+        if "lang" in params:
+            del params["lang"]        
+        return self.__api_request('GET', '/api/v1/trends/links', params, lang_override=lang)