Hailstones ranging from the size of peas to the size of golf balls are common in severe thunderstorms, and can cause serious damage to cars, skylights, glass-roofed structures, crops and vegetation. On rare occasions, massive hailstones have been known to cause concussions and even death.
Sunflowers are annual plants that produce large or small yellow flowers in the summer. Sunflowers are very popular because of their beauty, and because they are easy to grow. Planting sunflower seeds in the spring can be a fun activity for adults and children.unflowers are annual plants that produce large or small yellow flowers in the summer. Sunflowers are very popular because of their beauty, and because they are easy to grow. Planting sunflower seeds in the spring can be a fun activity for adults and children.
Sunflowers (original title, in French: Tournesols) are the subject of two series of still life paintings by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.The earlier series executed in Paris in 1887 depicts the flowers lying on the ground, while the second set executed a year later in Arles shows bouquets of sunflowers in a vase.wo of Van Gogh's Sunflowers paintings never left the artist's estate: the study for one of the Paris versions (F.377) and the repetition of fourth version (F.458).