Hail

Before we moved to Prague I think that I had seen hail only a few times in my life. Since we have lived here I have seen it a lot. I don't know what the weather pattern is here or why they seem to get more hail than we had in New England but it is just another difference. I often enjoy the hail storms since I am usually inside and can just enjoy the patter on the windows and seeing the balls of ice on the patio. Today was a different story. I went out for my morning run with Watson this morning. When I left our apartment it was not raining. By the time I had reached Letna park it was drizzling and by the time I was through Letna is was starting to rain pretty hard. I was still fine with running in the rain even though it was raining hard. There is something fun about running in the rain. As I started up the hill running past the Royal Gardens at the castle the wind really picked up and I had to run with my head down because the wind was whipping up leaves and dirt. At first I was thinking that I was just getting hit with pieces of leaves but then I realized it was hail. I was still willing to keep running but as I neared the entrance to the castle the hail really picked up and even with my head down it was stinging my cheeks. I had to draw the line at enduring pain so I decided to head for home. I think Watson was happy with my decision as well since he did not seem to like the hail at all.