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Is it going to rain?

rain_01Through observation, there are a number of indicators that it is going to rain. Some of our favorites include:

Leaves show their backside

Birds stay perched on telephone wires

A halo around the moon

Sound travels farther and wider

Swallows fly close to the ground

Flies and gnats bite in vain

Your corn or badly healed broken bone talks to you

The Farmers' Almanac says so!

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