Hail

Yesterday was miserable. The temperature reached 87 or more. Hot, awful weather. I did very little. Okay, my plants got more potting soil and a bit of water. You know, because it's spring I wanted to bring my cactus and aloe vera back to life. But the heat was too much for me. I stayed in the house; I didn't even check the mail.  
And then it happened. A few at first; a tapping on the air conditioners, the roof, the windows. On tv they warned of storms in a nearby county, not Robertson. But here it was- hail! HAIL! That means rain and lower temperatures! And OMG did it hail and rain. 
My cactus, three in one pot, held up well. Today the world is leaf strewn, chilly, and wet. I'm in heaven. I love the rain and cold.

Heat

I don't mind the cold or the rain or the hints of snow. Actually, I like the changes in weather. However, I don't like lighting the gas space heater in my bedroom. Once it is lit, I don't have to light it again until next fall. You see, it has a pilot light. This picture is of the matches I used to try to light this bugger. Notice the matches are not burned down very far? They burn out early. I think they got wet or something. And the box is giving me trouble, making it hard to light a match. I have one other space heater in the living room. It has to be lit everytime because it does not have a pilot light. At least I keep warm and dry. Eventually.