Mother Nature does it again

I went to bed around 8:30 last night.  I was almost asleep when the war began; at least that's what it sounded like. We had the longest hail-storm I can remember.  It just went on and on, and believe me, it was loud!  My daughter and her husband, who live in town, don't have a garage and they both have cars they bought recently.  I would hate to see what those cars look like now.  Rachel's birthday is today, and this has likely ruined her day.  Just last weekend she stopped by here and was telling us how she loved that car, and bragging about how nice it looked after she had been through the carwash.    

A local friend put this picture on Facebook.  

And from another Facebook friend:

We had a pretty rough hail storm last year, but this one was worse.  On the bright side, if there is one, we FINALLY got over an inch of rain that was so very much needed.  I'm not worried about what the hail did to the garden.  I'm sure the lettuce will be fine.  I may have lost the peas that are above ground, but it's still early and I can easily replant.  The fruit trees haven't bloomed, so they are OK so far.

People who have insurance on their homes, like us, will get their roofs fixed without paying a lot out of pocket.  It's just another risk we sometimes have to face, here in Missouri.  

I suppose it beats a hurricane.