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a falling hailstone
can impart a painful bruise;
it will melt away
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Crandall Avatar
October 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
haha, yep, some of them get pretty big.
Miller Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
They sure do
Dietrich Avatar
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
So true! Can damage windshields and roofs too
Miller Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Thank you Andrea
Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
accurate...liked the 'bruised' metaphor
Miller Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Thank you Sara
Andresen Avatar
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
- Hailstones can cause a lot destruction... before they melt... great done, Terry :) - Have a lovely weekend :) - hugs
Miller Avatar
October 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Thank you Anne-Lise
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