{"id":1016,"date":"2008-08-15T17:35:53","date_gmt":"2008-08-15T21:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/08\/15\/oh-what-a-storm\/"},"modified":"2010-10-30T18:46:37","modified_gmt":"2010-10-30T22:46:37","slug":"oh-what-a-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/08\/15\/oh-what-a-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh what a storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>I really don&#8217;t know how the majority of my roses and flowers manage to stay mostly intact with all the rain and storms we&#8217;ve had this summer.<\/p>\n<p>We just had a big rain and hail storm and yes there are petals littering the ground around my flower beds, but there are still a lot of flowers on my plants.  <\/p>\n<p>I guess I&#8217;ll just count myself lucky and cross my fingers as we&#8217;re expecting more storms!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2765413845\/\" title=\"IMG_4658 by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2765413845\/\" title=\"IMG_4658 by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3278\/2765413845_caff049687.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4658\" width=\"450\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I took that photo while I was safely inside my enclosed back porch. It&#8217;s through the screen so it&#8217;s not as clear as it could be, but it&#8217;s not that bad. The vertical streaks are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feverishthoughts.com\/2008\/08\/15\/what-is-with-the-weather\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\">rain and hail<\/a>.  For some reason it never looks like it&#8217;s raining as hard in my backyard as it does in the front!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2766258420\/\" title=\"IMG_4657 by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2766258420\/\" title=\"IMG_4657 by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3201\/2766258420_af44ff8d58.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4657\" width=\"451\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hail was literally bouncing off the ground and making large splashes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2766257684\/\" title=\"IMG_4656 by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2766257684\/\" title=\"IMG_4656 by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3162\/2766257684_0bec4f18aa.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4656\" width=\"450\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of hail &#8230; I managed to capture one as it fell:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2765400751\/\" title=\"IMG_4648 copy by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2765400751\/\" title=\"IMG_4648 copy by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3229\/2765400751_ff386e1c71.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4648 copy\" width=\"449\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That while blurred blob in the red circle is a piece of hail. I&#8217;d say for the most part that the hail was approximately the size of M&amp;M&#8217;s but that one looks bigger .. maybe grape size?<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"7\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_inpost_200x200 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1752481714\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 200;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 200;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve had more hail with our storms this summer than I can ever remember having! We&#8217;re lucky that the hail in this area has been rather small. Some areas (even other parts of Toronto) seem to get even larger hail &#8211; like golf ball size and as a result there&#8217;s been a lot of damage to cars and other objects this summer thanks to the massively sized hail!<\/p>\n<p>I love how you can actually see the hail &#8220;trails&#8221; in this picture as it falls to the ground and lands on the grass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2765419839\/\" title=\"IMG_4680 by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/2765419839\/\" title=\"IMG_4680 by triciawd, on Flickr\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3236\/2765419839_a5689d46d9.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4680\" width=\"450\" height=\"282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>Have you had strange weather in your area this summer too?<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<br\/> <br\/>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_underpost_300x250 *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"0957462354\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<?php if ( is_search() || is_single() || is_page() || is_paged() || is_category() || is_archive() ) { ?>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\nch_client = \"dragonden\";\r\nch_type = \"mpu\";\r\nch_width = 468;\r\nch_height = 250;\r\nch_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\nch_color_title = \"FF9B00\";\r\nch_color_text = \"333333\";\r\nch_non_contextual = 4;\r\nch_vertical =\"premium\";\r\nch_sid = \"gardengrows_betweenposts\";\r\nvar ch_queries = new Array( );\r\nvar ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length));\r\nif ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) {\r\nch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected];\r\n}\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script  src=\"http:\/\/scripts.chitika.net\/eminimalls\/amm.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br\/><\/div>\r\n<?php } ?>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I really don&#8217;t know how the majority of my roses and flowers manage to stay mostly intact with all the rain and storms we&#8217;ve had this summer. 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