Can you guess what this is?

[smeddley]

It's nothing weird, I promise, but it's the biggest I'd ever seen and the pattern on it was interesting...

Falling ice + winds gusting to 70 mph = fun happy times!



It's a hailstone. This is after it had melted a little (I wasn't going to run out there while it was still hailing, and it is 80°F out - it got up to almost 90°F today! Too hot already, but it's supposed to get down to 40°F tonight, so.)



This is the other side.



And this is what the front yard looks like.

Luckily, all the windows held and the cars were safely tucked into the garage, so all it well, but it was a pretty terrible noise. Now the only downside is it's raining so I can't really open the windows and it's bloody hot in here but I don't want to turn on the AC because it is supposed to cool way down and I'll have to turn around and turn on the heater tomorrow...

Comments

[clare-dragonfly.livejournal.com]

Okay, the pink was totally misleading :-P But, wow. That's pretty impressive.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

Well, you guys are pretty smart, I have to use tricks to try to fool you! ;) Apparently there was tennis-ball sized hail not far from here, SO GLAD we didn't get that, I don't think the front window would have held.

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! It's starting to torusise! :o

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

I was thinking more eyeball, but yeah. Oooh, that reminds me, I need to make my pony icon! Not tonight, though, I need to get to sleep. :( Work and all that tomorrow. Though it's still hooooooot in here.

I started watching Friendship is Magic! It really is a lot like what I remember of the original show... Boy, that takes me back!

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

:D :D :D

[elaran.livejournal.com]

hailstone was NOT what i was thinking

a really shiny burn? or something.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

The pink was really misleading, which is why I mentioned it wasn't anything disturbing...

[valonia.livejournal.com]

Crikey! So far I have thus gathered that you get so much snow it can almost bury your dog, it freezes and you have the biggest-hailstones-known-to-mankind.

You live in a dangerous part of the world.

I aint holidaying there.

Glad you weren't knocked out by it though.

Just spotted a typo before posting. It did read: Glad you weren't knobbed...
Erm... I have no excuse... bad brain. Bad.

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

You didn't even touch on damaging winds, tornados, flooding, and heat that can kill. And plenty of lightning, which can be dangerous. We get it all!

But if you don't vacation here, how will you go with me to a Twine-a-thon at the World's Largest Ball of Twine? ;)

[valonia.livejournal.com]

See now, the World's Largest Ball of Twine makes up for all that killer weather. Now I understand why you all live there.

I'll book myself a ticket right now.

Better keep your Mustang away from me though. I will attempt to dismantle it and bring it home as hand luggage. ;)

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