Hail!

Yowza! I was going to post about other random stuff (graffiti, food, etc.) and then we had a hail storm. Basically it went from typical sunny 80+ Italian summer day to ice falling from the sky and back in about an hour. Seriously, it was just hot and clear before this:



I thought it was just heavy rain until the wind blew some hail against my window. This was all collected in the corner of my balcony.



Some of these pieces were large-pea-sized!



Yikes! I am glad I don't have a car or motorcycle to worry about out there. The thunder and howling wind were pretty serious. I am glad I was home because sometimes I forget and leave my windows open when I leave the house. Most of the time it's a good idea, to keep things ventilated... It's all melted now! There are just a few clouds in the sky.