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Leaf carnage

We had a major hailstorm — along with a tornado warning that actually had us sheltering with the dogs in the approximately 10 square feet of the house not adjacent to a window — that left some significant leaf carnage in the back yard.

Image: concrete patio and pergola covered with wet, green leaves.

Image:  picnic table and chairs covered with wet, green leaves.

Still some hail in the lawn three hours later.

Image:  mulched area half-covered with small hailstones.

Denver in the summer!

Image: photo of women's feet with purple toenails in flip flops standing on green grass covered with hailstones.

Hail!

My attempt to photograph this afternoon’s hailstorm.

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As you can see from the next couple of photos, the oddest thing was that the sun was out for most of the hailstorm.

 

 

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And the leafy carnage: