Winter this year
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I saw my first woolly worm this winter!
From the Foxfire #1 book... The Woolly Worm tells of a bad winter if:
1) he has a heavy coat
2) the black band is wide (the more black than brown he is, and/or the wider the back stripe, the worse the winter)
3) if you see him crawling before the first frost
Below... My photo taken this morning... Looks like I'm in for a very bad winter.
1) I've never seen a woolly worm with a coat this heavy.
2) This one is completely black... I've never seen one completely black before. I don't know if you can see it but there are hints of orange right next to his skin under the black fuzz.
3) I haven't had a frost yet...
The critters and plants are predicting a very, very bad winter for me. The signs also say I will get one heavy snow and one lite snow.
I don't even get a snow that sticks every winter, maybe a flurry or two. I might get a 3 or 4 inch snow once every 3 or 4 years. The bottom photo is the last big snow I got maybe 4 inches. It melted in 36hrs.
Lets see if our ancestors knew what they were talking about when it comes to weather signs from nature! I'm betting they do.
From the Foxfire #1 book... The Woolly Worm tells of a bad winter if:
1) he has a heavy coat
2) the black band is wide (the more black than brown he is, and/or the wider the back stripe, the worse the winter)
3) if you see him crawling before the first frost
Below... My photo taken this morning... Looks like I'm in for a very bad winter.
1) I've never seen a woolly worm with a coat this heavy.
2) This one is completely black... I've never seen one completely black before. I don't know if you can see it but there are hints of orange right next to his skin under the black fuzz.
3) I haven't had a frost yet...
The critters and plants are predicting a very, very bad winter for me. The signs also say I will get one heavy snow and one lite snow.
I don't even get a snow that sticks every winter, maybe a flurry or two. I might get a 3 or 4 inch snow once every 3 or 4 years. The bottom photo is the last big snow I got maybe 4 inches. It melted in 36hrs.
Lets see if our ancestors knew what they were talking about when it comes to weather signs from nature! I'm betting they do.
Well this is the prediction from the Farmers' Almanac:
ANNUAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NOVEMBER 2020 TO OCTOBER 2021
Winter temperatures will be well above normal, on average, with the coldest periods in mid-December, from late December into early January, and in late February. Precipitation will be below normal, with snowfall below normal in most places. The snowiest periods will be in mid-November, early to mid-December, and mid-February. April and May temperatures will be above normal in the north and below normal in the south, with below-normal rain. Summer will be cooler and drier than normal, with the hottest periods in early July and mid-August. September and October will bring below-normal temperatures and rainfall.
I have lived here long enough to know to not even try to predict anything. I have seen four seasons in one day, and temperature swings of 50-80 degrees are not uncommon. I know a lot of people in a lot of places use the phrase, but if you don't like the weather here wait 15 minutes, and it will change.
ANNUAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NOVEMBER 2020 TO OCTOBER 2021
Winter temperatures will be well above normal, on average, with the coldest periods in mid-December, from late December into early January, and in late February. Precipitation will be below normal, with snowfall below normal in most places. The snowiest periods will be in mid-November, early to mid-December, and mid-February. April and May temperatures will be above normal in the north and below normal in the south, with below-normal rain. Summer will be cooler and drier than normal, with the hottest periods in early July and mid-August. September and October will bring below-normal temperatures and rainfall.
I have lived here long enough to know to not even try to predict anything. I have seen four seasons in one day, and temperature swings of 50-80 degrees are not uncommon. I know a lot of people in a lot of places use the phrase, but if you don't like the weather here wait 15 minutes, and it will change.
Cold and dreary, not much snow but maybe an inch or two. Lots of wind. Lots of rain. (Deer Lodge, TN) I don't particularly enjoy winter here.
Ah come on PopPop. Its nice up in Deer Lodge.
LOL! Well, it's not bad now. But come January or so, I'm going to be wishing I was in AZ looking at cactus blossoms.
In all seriousness, if I found a place I would rather be that I could afford, I'm not that attached to this place that I wouldn't move. So far, though, places I'd rather be are out of my price league. So, I make the best of what I have. And it's not so bad. Wish I had the warmth of AZ in the winter and the rich soil of PA. Can't afford to go either place. Prices are high in the valley around Phoenix and Lancaster county PA can't get done raising property taxes.
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The only predictable thing we get here every winter is lots of wind. We had probably 10 days of wind warnings ( 50mph gusts ) last winter. We will get some snow, maybe a lot , some cold, maybe some really cold near zero, some rain .
