Is Al Gore in Town?

The “Gore Effect” struck Jamul and vicinity yesterday and last night: we had some very odd weather – unseasonably cold temperatures (28°F), rain (always welcome!), and … ice pellets. The NOAA forecast actually said “ice pellets”, which is something I'd never seen before. I'm not sure what the difference is between hail and ice pellets; what we got was the size of kernels of corn.

And we got a lot of them! Enough to color the yard, cover our roof, and in certain spots form “drifts” a couple of inches deep. Very weird! The photo at right shows the view up the hill in our back yard: mossy rocks, manzanita, and ice pellets. The dogs weren't sure what the heck was going on, until one of them (Miki) figured out that the ground was covered with one of his favorite treats: ice cubes. Then he started to eat our yard…

The photos below show the pellets along the side of our driveway, close up, and around our peach tree (which is in bloom right now). Very odd!

Mr. Gore: please stay in loony land, wherever that might be – and stay away from Jamul!

As always, click on any photo to get a larger view…