ANOTHER HAIL STORM!!!

Yesterday, July 2nd, was a stormy day starting about mid day! Early morning was bright and clear and I watched two deer play on a green knoll across the cove from our marina. We were expecting friends to visit, Bill & Marline Ferro who had worked with us at Jamaica State Park in Vermont during 2003 & 2004...they live in Nevada and had been in Wyoming for a family reunion. Bill & Marline drove another couple hundred miles to see us as well as "revisit" the Black Hills.

The icy road photo was taken by Bill & Marline as they traveled to visit us...it was taken about 5 or 6 miles from us.


The next photo shows our flower beds...they do not have a chance!!! We planted Impatients and a couple of Zuchinni plants in May, just before Memorial Day and they have so far endured lots of COLD, lots of RAIN and several HAIL storms!!! Something chewed off one Zuchinni and the other has "tried" to grow a few new leaves. The Impatients have NOT grown at all, but have continued to blossom as little dwarfs!


The HAIL storm occurred between Noon and 1 PM and we heard later on the TV that Lake Pactola received about 2 inches of rain in about 15 minutes. When I drove to the South Marina around 5 PM there were still piles of ice from the hail storm all along the roadway and throughout the woods.