Weather lore suggests colder winter weather if: Animals have thicker coats of hair or fur. Squirrels build their nests low in trees and gather nuts early. Ants build their mounds high. Larger numbers of spiders are seen in the fall. A heavy crop of berries are found on holly and dogwood trees. Birds are seen migrating early or huddling on the ground. You hear lots of rolling thunder during late fall. Chimney smoke flows toward the ground. The breastbone of a turkey cooked in the fall is purple or dark blue. (If it is white, a mild winter is in store.) What are other interesting lore predictors? Count the number of cricket chirps in a 14-second period and add 40; the number will be within one degree of the actual air temperature. Three months after the first katydids begin to sing, the first killing frost will come. Check the seed of a persimmon after a fall frost. Cut into the seed from the narrow side, and look at the kernel. If the kernel is shaped like a knife, look for a cold, windy winter. If the kernel is shaped like a spoon, look for a wet, snowy winter. If the kernel is shaped like a fork, look for a mild winter
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 02:39:52 +0000
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