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Bubbles raced the river running the base of the curb to the sewer drain waterfall. In that rampage on this morning's walk, B saw abandoned wood boats, D saw umbrella bumper cars. I saw 24 more hours of rain. #weatherlore Bubbles in the puddles, myth or forecast?
Weatherlore Wednesday: "If there are big flakes of snow, the snow won't last long. If the snow is fine, the weather will continue to be kind."
It's time for another #WeatherloreWednesday. Have you ever heard this saying about snow? #weatherlore #folklore #MUNFLA
Groundhog Day remains a reminder that traditions do not need grandeur to survive, only people willing to show up year after year.
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#GroundhogDay #Punxsutawney #AmericanFolklore #Candlemas #WeatherLore #LocalHistory
Weatherlore Wednesday: An old saying which was handed down through the years- when a cat washed its face, the number of times she put her paw on her face before going behind her ear indicated the number of days before rain.
Weatherlore Wednesday: An old saying which was handed down through the years- when a cat washed its face, the number of times she put her paw on her face before going behind her ear indicated the number of days before rain.
It's time for #WeatherloreWednesday. This one relates to one of our favourite subjects- cats! Have you ever heard this saying?
#Archives #Weatherlore
In Scotland, Beira is the Queen of Winter. With one eye, blue skin & copper-coloured teeth, she carries a hammer, which she uses to shape Scotland's hills & valleys.
Like her Irish counterpart, Cailleach, she fights to hold back the tide of Spring.
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
Well, at least The Old Farmers' Almanac is continuing to publish: rollingout.com/2025/11/07/f... #almanac #folklore #weatherlore #folkloring
Weather lore on museum wall: "if the hare wears a thick coat in October, lay in a good stock of fuel"
October weather lore seen at Marton Museum of Country Bygones 👇
#WeatherLore #HareCheck
Some divination folklore for predicting the upcoming winter: 828newsnow.com/news/228822-... #folklore #divination #folkloring #forecast #weatherlore
Wild Signs and Star Paths by Tristan Gooley (Paperback)...
www.naturalnavigator.com/books-and-li...
#Nature #Outdoors #AnimalBehaviour #WeatherLore
Weather in writing is more than you’d think! ✍️ Try this Weatherlore writing tip and go here to learn more: dianaelizclarke.wixsite.com/writer/weath...
#writingtips #weatherwriting #writingcommunity #weatherlore #writingtechniques
Before radar, people watched birds, clouds—even frogs—to predict storms. 🌤️🐸 Discover how weather forecasting worked in Shakespeare’s time! 🎭
Watch now: youtu.be/PrG7QQ3xskI
#Shakespeare #WeatherLore #History
🖤 #FolkyFriday: Mother Shipton, Yorkshire’s mystic born in a stormy cave, wove weather into her prophecies! 🌩️ Her rhymes foretold floods & chaos, echoing #SwithinsDay vibes. ⚡️ #weatherlore #MotherShipton 🧙♀️
🎨Oil painting of Mother Shipton, circa 1830. Collection at The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate.
🌬️ #FolkyFriday: Meet the Tempestarii, medieval storm witches who conjured tempests & sold storms to sky pirates! Mother Shipton, born in a thunderstorm, wove weather into her prophecies. #SwithinsDay! #Weatherlore #WeatherMagic 🧙
Two Child Statues of Prague, one decapitated, are left on gravel outdoors. Image via Saoirse Kenny
A popular Irish custom, carried out to this day, is leaving a Child of Prague statue outdoors under a bush the night before a wedding to ensure good weather
If the statue's head breaks off it heightens the odds of sunny weather! 💫🔆
#FolkyFriday #weatherlore #folklore #speirgorm #tradition #Ireland
View of Long Compton church from churchyard path lined by yew trees
There was a saying in the villages near Long Compton that if you could hear the bells from Long Compton church then it will rain
#FolkyFriday #WeatherLore
You will never watch Mulan the same way again after watching this. ✍️ Try Weatherlore yourself and write with weather!
Watch the full video on YouTube: youtu.be/UJO2elzeGhI?...
#writingtips #weatherwriting #mulandisney #writingcommunity #weatherlore #writingtechniques
Is the old adage true, or is it just an old wives’ tale? What do you think? 🤔 Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #folklore #oldfarmersalmanac #lore #weatherlore #weatherfolklore #weather #forecast #proverbs #weatherproverbs #redskyatnight
I saw this live and it is well worth watching: #folklore #weatherlore #woodlands #wetlands #bog #britishacademy
Ember days to predict the weather: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2... #folklore #divination #weather #weatherlore #farmersalmanac #folkloring #emberdays #ashwednesday #pentecost #feastoftheholycross #feastofstlucy
How has May been weather-wise where you live? 💦 Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #weather #folklore #lore #weatherlore
Have the April showers in your area overstayed their welcome?? 🌧️ Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #oldfarmersalmanac #folklore #Lore #weatherfolklore #weatherlore
Keep your eyes on the bees! 🐝🐝🐝 Almanac.com/WeatherProverbs #almanac #weatherlore #weatherfolklore #lore #folklore #bees
Predicting the weather with frogs and flowers: www.bradfordera.com/news/round-t... #folklore #weatherlore #folksky #folkloresky #divination #folkloring #predictions
For eons #folkwisdom has chronicled the #weather based upon experience. #folklore #weatherlore #March
I talked about this in my weather divination episode, but I loves me some science behind folklore so much, I have to share this: www.wunderground.com/article/scie... #folklore #weatherdivination #weatherlore #folkyfriday #folkloring #redsky #folksky #folkloresky
Never underestimate the power of a #nurseryrhyme to tell us a story. In this case, it's also #weatherlore #folklore #March
Photo taken by me at St James the Great Church in Audley, Staffordshire.
According to Irish folklore, the sign of dark, ominous clouds approaching a cemetery signal that a funeral will soon follow.
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
Image from FolkloreScotland.com
In Scotland, Beira is the Queen of Winter. With one eye, blue skin & copper-coloured teeth, she carries a hammer, which she uses to shape Scotland's hills & valleys.
Like her Irish counterpart, Cailleach, she fights to hold back the tide of Spring.
#FolkloreThursday #Weatherlore
“Seagull, seagull, sit on the sand, it's never good weather when you’re on land.”
Generally, gulls are only on land if the sea state is rough so this folk rhyme is based on observation of bird behaviour.
#FolkloreThursday
#WeatherLore
Wood engraving George Tute
In Turkish folklore, the cemre are three mystical fireballs that mark the arrival of spring: www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/cemr... #folklore #folkloring #turkish #weatherlore #folkloresky #folksky
