{"id":14734,"date":"2026-04-18T12:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/?p=14734"},"modified":"2026-04-18T16:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T21:20:39","slug":"spring-flowers-hail-and-tech-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appleattic.net\/blog\/spring-flowers-hail-and-tech-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Flowers, Hail, and Tech Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first of the Heart House spring flowers are blooming and flowering shrubs are starting to show green leaves. I have upgraded my web site somewhat and resurrected an old program and put it to use. Details below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few spring bulb flowers are blooming, daffodils and hyacinths. Magnolia trees are blooming on a neighbor’s yard. Tulips are developing their flower buds. It seems spring is definitely trying to arrive!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hyacinths<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Daffodil, tulips behind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Spring often brings thunderstorms, and on Tuesday, the 14th, we received some of the largest hail I have ever seen. The sound of the storm was like someone beating on the house with a bat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hail damaged some daffodils and left quite a few small limbs and branches on the lawn. Some cleanup will be in order, but thankfully there was no damage to the house.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Me holding a hailstone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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3″ to 4″ stones were common. Pam took this photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

While we suffered only twigs and small limbs on the yard, others were not so lucky. The city’s solar panel installation was heavily damaged. Speaking to the city clerk, I learned the solar installation is covered by insurance but had to be turned off as a precaution against the system shorting out. Some of our neighbors reported damage to their windows and vinyl siding. A few cars have new dents in their sheet metal. No one I spoke to had ever seen such large hail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a 35 second video taken near the end of the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Gallery<\/a> page looks quite a bit different now than it has over the past few years; many significant features have been added. You can now show or hide the thumbnails at the bottom of the gallery, open an individual photo in a new tab, enlarge or minimize the gallery, and step through photos manually or turn on autoplay. Instructions are at the top of the Gallery page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current gallery may be of interest only to Colorado or mining history buffs, but my plan is to publish a new gallery from time to time featuring more general topics. You will see a few past galleries that have been re-worked and expanded. This plan goes hand-in-hand with my project of grouping my old slides by topic instead of by date, making it easier for me to create and update galleries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other news, it was a quiet Easter. Becky’s birthday is the same week as Easter this year, so she drove to Elma and we celebrated both with a light lunch (including a desert of brownies and ice cream).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will be heading to New York State shortly, so my next post will be delayed until I return. I hope to have some travel photos and information about the trip (and projects completed) when I get back. See you then!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pam’s Penny<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It will soon be Mennonite greenhouse time. Hopefully after spring finishes with the hailstorms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rock on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humor Corner:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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