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When I came home tonight this little wooly caterpillar was waiting outside my back door. He usually comes around early every winter to let me know what kind of weather is in store. You can tell by looking at his 13 segments (they are said to mimic the 13 weeks of winter) and colors.
This guy is telling me it’s going to be a pretty mild winter because the brown band is longer than the black ones.
Also the black bands on his head are smaller than the black bands on his tail which means the first part of the winter will be mild and the last part will be more severe.
So far it is holding true here in the northeast being in the 50’s all week and even hitting 60 degrees one day.
These are the sort of things you come to know when you’re part Cherokee. I will teach my nephew how to read the wooly when he gets a little bit older, like my father taught me.
Greg commented January 10, 2008 09:37 PM
Lori,
The Wooly Bear thing is cool, I have heard of it before. Strange weather here in Wisconsin this week also, 60 degrees monday and a couple Tornados that afternoon. Missed my house by 5 miles.. Destroyed 12 homes. By some miracle no one was killed and only a few people with minor injuries. You probably saw it on the news.
Greg
MacGuy commented January 10, 2008 10:51 PM
Soooo COOL
I saw one at my office yesturday and sent a photo of it around. They thought I was crazy - I guess I sent it to wrong people. :-)
coffeypot commented January 11, 2008 08:15 PM
Being part Cherokee myself, I thought I was reading from some of my kin folk who were into the omens and sayings. I have a Cherokee weather meter. It is a tri-pod with a rock hanging from a leather strap. You put it outside and if you see that it is wet, it’s raining. If it is swinging, the wind is blowing. If it is white, it is snowing. If ice is on it, it’s freezing. If it is sticking straight out to one side, the wind is blowing pretty hard.
It is an antiquated device, but it’s pretty accurate.