Saturday, March 23, 2019

Oh, Graupel


 I wanted to title this post Oh, Hail but my weatherman just informed me that this mess is not hail.



 It's grauple. Grauple is softer and wetter than hail.


 Who knew?



All I know is that it made a mess, gave me a migraine and scared the beejeezus out of the cats yesterday.



In other pet news, Pup had another trip to the vets. It seems she has torn an ACL in her right leg. More pills, more bills and even worse, a poor pup that can't get around. It's pitiful.



 It's a good thing I bought that doggie stroller.



She's not taking no walkies for an answer.
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9 comments:

  1. VeraMarch 23, 2019 at 7:32 AM

    Poor pup!! I've never heard of graupel, but I guess that's what we had yesterday at dinner time.

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  2. lizaellenMarch 23, 2019 at 10:14 AM

    I love the tenacity of Pup! Nothing will stop that little one! And a new word for my vocabulary! Nothing I like better than a new word!

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  3. WanderingcatstudioMarch 23, 2019 at 10:38 AM

    Poor pup! Poor you...!

    We never called that graupel - it's just freezing rain.

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  4. Jeannie Gray KnitsMarch 23, 2019 at 11:11 AM

    That was one crazy storm yesterday! The wind was crazy and knocked down a ton of trees. And of course I was outside, without a coat when it hit. That rain was painful! Perhaps we had a bit of graupel too.

    I'm so sorry for your pup. Hope she heals quickly & doesn't have to have surgery.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 23, 2019 at 11:50 AM

    I had never heard of grauple until a few years ago. Now they talk about it all the time out here. Luckily, it usually doesn’t do nearly as much damage to plants as hail does. Poor pup. I have never heard of a doggy tearing an ACL. That stroller is sure coming in handy isn’t it?
    Blessings, Betsy

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  6. ShirleyMarch 23, 2019 at 1:53 PM

    I had never heard of graupel but it looks like slushie covered ground in your photo. Hope Pup makes a quick and complete recovery and no surgery is required. The stroller will be a wonderful aid to let her go on her walks without pain.

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  7. Far Side of FiftyMarch 23, 2019 at 2:31 PM

    Poor pup...must be miserable and the surgery is so expensive.
    I have not heard of graupel...we would probably call it hail of sleet:)

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  8. DelightedHandsMarch 24, 2019 at 8:12 AM

    I've never heard of that weather phenomena either! Freezing rain is right.
    Sorry about the pup drama-hope she heals soon!

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  9. MeredithMarch 24, 2019 at 12:41 PM

    Poor, poor Pup and poor, poor you. Those vets bills can be sky high, I should know with my two.

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