Watching Nature to Predict the Weather

Long before the creation of 24/7 weather channels, people observed nature and prepared for whatever weather came their way.

You know it is going to rain when…

• Bees stay close to their hives,

• Large halo around a moon

• Sound travels far and wide

• Leaves show their backs

• Sheep huddle together

• Your corns or broken bones “talk to you”

• Birds stay on telephone wires

• Ants build walls around their nests

• Swallows fly close to the ground

Sure sign of a bad winter if…

• Spiders spin larger than usual webs and enter your home in numbers

• Unusual abundance of acorns

• Hornets nest is high off the ground

• Early seclusion of bees in a hive

• Squirrels gather nuts early to fortify against a long winter

• Narrow orange band in the middle of a caterpillar warns of heavy snow. If it is fat and fuzzy – bitter cold

More tomorrow.

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