After Hail Photograph After Hail - July 2000 Summer skies, and summer weather in general, can be extreme and fabulous in the British Columbia Peace River country. Many evenings throughout the summer, a drive or walk outside town a mile, and a brief wait, can result in spectacular scenes of unexpected weather. One evening in the summer of July, the skies near Dawson Creek presented sun, clouds, rain, hail, and rainbows.
Hail comes quickly and fiercely, without consideration to where it falls.
A hail storm can devastate one farm, while leaving neighbouring fields alone. This storm left its mark on the corner of the field shown here. The image was rather difficult to compose, within the constraints of getting the post in the picture, while keeping a balance of the different parts of the picture.