The locusts are coming!

On a day that saw me going to the beach to honor Columbus Day -- OK, really just because it was like 75 and sunny, and I'm intent, as always, on dragging summer out as long as I possibly can -- we had a hailstorm this evening like I haven't seen in...um, ever? Certainly not in a long ass time. I wanted to run out and grab some stones, but I was sure i'd be struck by lightning if I did. It was IMPRESSIVE...I'd say quarter-sized...and lasted a good 10 minutes, too. As good as it was, Brooklyn again robbed the limelight; THEIR hail covered the streets and sidewalks like snow! All quite exciting...I'm amazed it was sunny all day at the beach...right till sunset. Then, BOOM, the bolts of lightning in the distance as I drove home...beginning in earnest just as I pulled in the driveway. I love when timing actually works for me.