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

Farmers' Almanac ends 208-year publishing run The Farmers' Almanac will cease publication after an extraordinary 208-year run, with the 2026 edition marking the final chapter of one of America's

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

Reading nature’s signs for winter’s forecast - Asheville's 828 News NOW Folklore links onion skins, woolly worms, squirrels, spiders, persimmon seeds to predictions of snow and cold

Some divination folklore for predicting the upcoming winter: 828newsnow.com/news/228822-... #folklore #divination #folkloring #forecast #weatherlore

Wild Signs and Star Paths 52 Keys that Will Open Your Eyes, Ears and Mind to the World Around You 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Published in North America as The Nature Instinct ‘Beautifully written……

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

What are Ember Days? Folklore, Old Farmer's Almanac say they could predict summer weather According to Old Farmer's Almanac, Ember Days are a folklore tradition. Three days shortly after a holiday can preview the next 3 months' weather in MS.

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

'Round the Square: Frogs will look through ice, twice YELLOW: When you think about harbingers of spring, does the lovely yellow forsythia bush make your list?

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

Red Sky At Night: Real Science Behind The Age-Old Weather Saying “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning” is real science. Here’s how dust, atmospheric pressure and light scattering can help you predict the weather.

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

Cemre: How 3 invisible fireballs signal spring's arrival in Turkish folklore - Türkiye Today In Turkish folklore, cemre signals spring's approach with three invisible fireballs warming the air, water, and earth week by week.

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