Hail Storm

The weather forecasters have been saying we were going to have heavy rains. strong winds, and the possibility of hail since Thursday but it did not happen until late this afternoon.

I had fed the boys and forced them to remain in the mudroom and since both overate they soon fell asleep. I sat down to watch the 5:00 p.m. news. I was so tired I soon fell asleep until I was awakened by a very loud noise as if someone had thrown a rock or heavy object against the wall.

It happened again so I went to check on the boys. Paquito was sound asleep but Nico looked frightened and ran to the screen door wanting to be let in. I opened the door and he rushed in. Then all hell broke loose as the roof, windows, and walls were pelleted by the hail. It even woke and startled Paquito but he did not seem frightened.

I got away from the windows though there was no doubt in my mind we were right in the middle of a hail storm. The first thing that crossed my mind was...how am I going to fix the window panes if they get broken?

The sound was terrible and I could see the neighbor across the street moving his truck...are you kidding me?  He could have gotten hit in the head by one!  This went on for what seemed like forever but it was probably just for about four minutes.

When it calmed down I opened the front door to look outside and there was a car who had parked across the street by the neighbor's fence and tree hoping to seek shelter for his vehicle? I grabbed the phone and took a picture but it did not come out as the phone is terrible when it comes to night or even day photographs.

Now the cats wanted to go outside to go explore when they usually beg to come inside! One by one the neighbors started to come out with their flashlights to inspect the damage. I grabbed my broom and began to sweep away all the leaves and small branches the hail knocked down and was blocking the path to the front door.

Paquito was licking the hail balls!  It was dark...darker than usual...that is when I looked up at the security light and saw that the lid was about to fall off and Nico just happened to be under it as he was exploring the area by the pomegranate tree where he and the other cats hide and take naps.

I went to check on dad's old car as it is the only vehicle that is not in the garage/carport area but it was too dark. I am not worried though as it is a very solid vehicle and this is not its first rodeo. Once again the picture I took did not come out clear.

I am having a heck of a time making this post as either Blogger or a program that I decided not to download left me some malware or a worm. The photos are not loading properly either and I only have a few minutes before the date changes as my blog is set to Pacific time.

We had a low of 65 and a high of 86 degrees. We are supposed to receive strong storms in a couple of hours.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.


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