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lovelady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Toni
Indiana
USA
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 Posted - Oct 08 2007 : 2:31:21 PM
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I don't know many of the old timey weather predictors, but I have heard about the colors of wooly worms predicting the upcoming winter....dark ones meaning bad weather and red meaning mild. So my question is this...what about a white one? I saw one the other day and was stumped. White-out blizzards?? How fun  ! Anyone know?
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Oct 08 2007 : 3:00:39 PM
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I don't know about colors, but I have heard that the more wooly they are the harder the winter is supposed to be.
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
Posted - Oct 10 2007 : 4:51:53 PM
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Here is a picture of a Wooly Bear Caterpillar. It is almost all black with just a band around the middle of rust color. He has raindrops on his hairs because it is always raining here. Sometimes they are half and half but all dark means a cold winter. We shall see.
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Edited by - Marybeth on Oct 10 2007 4:52:58 PM |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Oct 10 2007 : 5:37:09 PM
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ok, I have to laugh, I thought a "wooly weather watcher" was a piece of yarn attached to a sign that read:
If it's wet - it's raining
If it's moving/blowing - it's windy
If it's white - it's snowing
If stiff - it's freezing
If missing/gone - it's been stolen!
ok, ok, so maybe I have taken to much cold meds! LOL!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
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Edited by - katmom on Oct 10 2007 5:38:12 PM |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Oct 10 2007 : 5:44:52 PM
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hahahahaha!! Grace that's so funny! I like that idea! We always looked at the Wooly Bears banding. If the black band was wide, then it would be cold. If it was skinny, warm. I wonder if the white one was a saddleback caterpillar? Evil things, they are. The sting will give you a large itchy bump! I haven't seen a Wooly Bear yet. I hope we have a cold winter here. The bugs need to die!!!
Karin
Wherever you go, there you are.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Oct 10 2007 : 6:20:49 PM
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Wow Mary Beth! Where did you find a caterpillar this time of year?
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for typing, one hand to hold Nora!
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Oct 11 2007 : 4:38:22 PM
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The funny thing is, about 20 years ago on a trip to Seattle, WA. & Vancouver Canada, I found the little sign w/the piece of wool on it, "The Wooly Weather Watcher" in a cute little shop, go figure, I still have it and now I live in Spokane, WA. too funny. I guess it was ment to be, & now I can frame & hang it, just in case I need to know what the weather is like that day!!! lol! 
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
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Edited by - katmom on Oct 11 2007 4:39:11 PM |
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shawna
True Blue Farmgirl
241 Posts
missouri (north)
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Posted - Oct 11 2007 : 6:56:11 PM
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YES i saw a white one awhile back, too! odd, wondered what it it meant too.
Grace- i would like to know what your wooly weather sign says, the girls (and i) would enjoy it!
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