Glad I wasn’t riding outside when this storm came through! This afternoon we were treated to a nasty hailstorm with marble-sized hail. Not big enough to do any damage, but it sure made a lot of noise. It was short-lived, then turned to rain.

We typically get a lot of showers in April and along with the springtime temperatures, things get really green around the Boise area. But by June, the heat and low precipitation turns the foothills brown, reminding us that, yes, we do live in a desert! So we appreciate the rain even when it’s accompanied by hail, thunder and lightning…just as long as we’re not riding in it!