More signs from nature of what we can expect for the winter ahead include how the wasps are building their nests. What are they doing in your back yard?

Norse mythology had its own explanation for why winter is so dark. Learn more!

Will-o-the-wisps are spooky floating lights believed to lead unwary travelers to their doom. Learn more!

The ancient Greeks believed the Sun traveled across the sky in a flaming chariot pulled by four fiery, winged horses. Learn more!

Will it snow? Here are some signs from nature you may want to look for.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the most romantic day of the year, and then some!

Quick Reference Cows lying down: when most of the herd is on the ground at once, expect rain in the next 12 to 24 hours. Cows seek dry ground ahead of damp weather. Ring around the moon: a halo means high-altitude ice crystals in cirrostratus clouds, often a 12 to 48 hour storm warning. Birds

From the 2003 Farmers’ Almanac | Animal tracking TIPS and TACTICS.By Stephen LeahyA freelance author located in Brooklin, Ontario. There are legendary trackers who can glance at a gravel roadway and know where and when a mouse crossed the road, as well as the mouse’s sex and age, and what it had for lunch. Today,

By Verbalist Richard Lederer | From the 2010 Edtion of Farmers’ Almanac The poet Carl Sandburg wrote, “The fog comes in on little cat feet.” So does a large litter of our words and expressions. Whatever their ups and downs throughout history, cats have usually landed on their feet and have left their paw prints

Quick Reference The rule: split a ripe persimmon seed in half. The white shape inside is one of three: a fork (mild winter), a spoon (heavy snow), or a knife (cold and icy). Origin: Appalachian and Southern U.S. folk tradition, recorded since at least the early 1800s. Specific to American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), not Asian