Does nature know what’s in store for the 2012-2013 winter? Some people believe that nature has a way of telling us if a harsh winter is just around the corner. They turn to the behavior of plants and animals to determine how much wood will need to be chopped or if this is the winter to buy a snowblower. There are countless ‘Old Wives Tales’ that have been past down from generation to generation to help determine the veracity of a approaching winter. Here are 20 of the more widely known indicators.
20 Earthly Signs of a Harsh Winter Ahead
- Thicker than normal corn husks
- Woodpeckers sharing a tree
- Early arrival of the Snowy owl
- Early departure of geese and ducks
- Early migration of the Monarch butterfly
- Thick hair on the nape (back) of the cow’s neck
- Heavy and numerous fogs during August
- Raccoons with thick tails and bright bands
- Mice eating ravenously into the home
- Early arrival of crickets on the hearth
- Spiders spinning larger than usual webs and entering the house in great numbers
- Pigs gathering sticks
- Insects marching a bee line rather than meandering
- Early seclusion of bees within the hive
- Unusual abundance of acorns
- Muskrats burrowing holes high on the river hank
- “See how high the hornet’s nest, ‘twill tell how high the snow will rest”
- Narrow orange band in the middle of the Woollybear caterpillar warns of heavy snow
- The squirrel gathers nuts early to fortify against a hard winter
- Frequent halos or rings around sun or moon forecast numerous snow falls.
If I get a boner every morning except on 11/1
If Conan O’Brien does the string dance in his opening monolog on September 3.
If my ball hair grows beyond 3″
Pigs gathering sticks. What about hippies looking for firewood?
With all the fuck’in spiders in my house the east coast will be like Baker according to this.
Saw a giant ring around the moon during the spring time and some halos every now and then. Spiders are also trying to get into my house more than usual recently. F#$@! you damn spiders are everywhere!
Cocaine has more fish scales
Multitudes of Yellow Jackets!
An extended Unicorn mating season.
When my matchstick tan has barely gotten the chance to wear off.
Chipmunks & squirrels have been VERY busy!!
I saw halo around the moon tonight~~ I think it’s gonna be a great winter!!! imho
If Unofficial posts an article hyping the winter
all that shit happened last year an we got nothin..
unofficial posted this exact post (almost) last year hyping up the winter. dont jynx us again by predictong a huge winter just because you see some squirrels burying pine cones. no more winter hype please, leave that to tahoeweatherdiscussion
Bears breaking into the Jigga Dome
Above average alchohol consumption in a population
Spiders are good for winter and medical crops!
I have not purchased any powder skis, so we should be in for a big winter.
on the west coast here we had a REALLY great winter 2 years ago and last year sucked. It is always known that here 2 la nina (name of weather pattern)years together, the first is awesome snow fall and the second is crappy for skiers/boarders but then the winter after those 2 years will be at least back to normal snow falls. maybe not awesome but at least a good base with some decent powder on top from time to time. [I only know this from working at a resort and from my college degree so hope it helps]
if i wake up with a massive boner august – december
Well I guess we are safe!! If you are boasting about something being massive its probably as big as your thumb and fantasizing makes you feel better about it! Good luck wit dat! lol