Graupel Bouncing on Wooden Deck Near Guiyang

White graupel pellets strike the weathered planks of an outdoor deck, rebounding in sharp, irregular arcs against the grain of the wood. Dappled sunlight falls through overhead leaves, casting shifting patches of bright illumination and deep shadow across the surface. In the distance, a massive wall of stacked thunderheads dominates the horizon above Guiyang, their dark gray undersides against the pale sky. The pellets appear dense and soft, creating a rhythmic pattern of small impacts on the brown timber. Light catches the edges of the falling snow, highlighting their texture as they scatter. One pellet rests momentarily on the rough edge of a deck board before settling into the crevices.