Actually folks, that is hail-- a lot of it! It hailed for a solid 10 minutes here on Saturday leaving this mess behind on our deck. Most of the hail was marble sized, but there were a few golf ball-sized exceptions (as you can see in the next photo). It was crazy to watch and so noisy! You can see all the leaves that were knocked off the trees and all the hail in the yard also.
That big piece of hail is sitting next to some cherry tomatoes that were knocked off the vine in the storm. Doesn't the inside of that hailstone look cool? Its layers remind me of an everlasting Gobstopper or something. It took an hour and a half for all of the hail in our yard and on our deck to melt. It was such a strange day weatherwise. At three different times throughout the day we were under severe thunderstorm warnings (and under a tornado warning once). Funny thing is that the sun came out in between each storm.
In other news, our new kitten now has an official name. Her name is "Pixel". We think it will suit her well. I forgot how much energy kittens have. She is so bold, too. She harrasses our other cat ("Train") like crazy. They tolerate each other, but I just know that my older cat is saying to himself, "What the heck were you people thinking?" I'm hoping that they become good buds soon.
And last, but not least...Phil and Rosie are building a tree house as their summer project. They have spent lots of hours clearing a spot in the yard to make it free of brush and other debris. They have been using two books that Phil got on Amazon.com as their guide. The books are full of plans and step-by-step directions of how each particular tree house should be built. It should be pretty cool when it is done. I will share their progress here with all of you.
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