Bumper Crop

Of Acorns

We went over to daughter and SIL's house today to celebrate grandsons' 15th birthday. Where did the time go ?

Just yesterday he was the darling little boy riding in the little red wagon that got away from him on the steep driveway and he clapped and shrieked with pleasure as the wagon rolled down and flipped onto the sidewalk, landing "feet first" on all four wheels.

Now he is a high school freshman with his first girlfriend. :)

Anyway at their house there is a huge old oak tree in the front yard. I never saw such a bumper crop of acorns all over the sidewalk and driveway. Slick as marbles. Son in law graciously gave me his arm when we left so I would not slip on the nuts. I told him that a super bumper crop of acorns means a cold cold winter.

Is that true or just an "old wives tale." I should look it up.

I did look it up. See below:


20 Signs of A Hard Winter.



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; fat

and fuzzy caterpillars presage bitter cold
The squirrel gathers nuts early to fortify against a hard winter
Frequent halos or rings around sun or moon forecast numerous snow falls.'

from "The Farmers' Almanac"

Thinking of you

...thinking of you...






To save the economy, on September 28, 2011, Obama will announce
That he is ordering the immigration department to start deporting
Old people (instead of illegal's) in order to lower Social Security
And Medicare costs.

Old people are easier to catch, and will not remember how to get
back home!

I started crying when I thought of you.

:)