The humble woolly bear is just as good - maybe even better than the sharp dressed weather guessers on the boob toob.

First, the color band chart...

And this is a woolly bear's coat in my driveway showing a mild winter for our region. I might as well sell the snowblower and shovels to some poor sucker

Ain't seen no wooly wermz yet.

Hafta go with the Farmers Almanac...

Click to follow link...

And the Old Farmers Almanac...

Click to follow link...

I was confused about the "woolly bear" ref. We always call them wooly worms in VA.

I googled the term and it's a locale thang.

I have heard that story about the woolies. And also about a lot of acorns. Did a home run slide recently in VA on my driveway walking over a ton of them....ouch!

I was confused about the "woolly bear" ref. We always call them wooly worms in VA.

I googled the term and it's a locale thang.

I have heard that story about the woolies. And also about a lot of acorns. Did a home run slide recently in VA on my driveway walking over a ton of them....ouch!

Hic-ree nuts, akernz, persimmins... all around heavy mast crop this year.

All the tree rats picking hickory nuts and husking them... sounds like it's raining. Especially as dad-gum dry as it is.

That’s good news!

So funny, guys. Hahahahahahha!

They are tree rats with little fat cheeks.....storin' nuts for the winta!

Who knows the forecast?

Hic-ree nuts, akernz, persimmins... all around heavy mast crop this year.

All the tree rats picking hickory nuts and husking them... sounds like it's raining. Especially as dad-gum dry as it is.

Click to follow link...


Hahahahhahahahahahaha!

Don't knock 'em if ya ain't tried 'em! There's a good reason for the tree chicken name.

In Rowan county vernacular... "I seen" a werm of wooliness today. According to Greg's info-graphic, he was average.

In Rowan county vernacular... "I seen" a werm of wooliness today. According to Greg's info-graphic, he was average.

Hafta go with the Farmers Almanac...

Click to follow link...

Hafta go with the Farmers Almanac...

Click to follow link...

A little slice of Americana gone.

I was confused about the "woolly bear" ref. We always call them wooly worms in VA.

I googled the term and it's a locale thang.

I have heard that story about the woolies. And also about a lot of acorns. Did a home run slide recently in VA on my driveway walking over a ton of them....ouch!

Windy today. Really windy. Lots of kindling in the yard. The best way to combat the chill is a warm fire. This is probably the cold start that my woolly bear predicted.

No cold start here.

Ha! It's 30 degrees colder here, Stumpy. And the wind has been blowing 20-30 mph for 3 days now, gusting to 40. It was gusting to 50 yesterday so it's calming down.

Just jumped into an Uber in Chicago and killing time sitting in ridiculous traffic. 32 here. Was 40 in my hometown at 5 this morning on the way to the airport.

You're lucky, Stumpy!! Enjoy!

I have noticed an abundance of Nuts this year, always a sign of a harsh winter.
most of the wooly caterpillars I see have more dark hair in the front indicating a hast start and mild ending

Click to follow link...

Now what the heck did that wooly worm say!?

And that's not wind chill temp they referred to....

Click to follow link...

Now what the heck did that wooly worm say!?

And that's not wind chill temp they referred to....

Click to follow link...

Now what the heck did that wooly worm say!?

And that's not wind chill temp they referred to....

Put another layer on and quit complaining

And MY woolly bear said a cold start (you need a local woolly bear for Roanoke).