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November 11, 2007

First Snowfall of the Season

Category: Video – jj_murphy – 7:51 pm

It’s odd to see maple trees with leaves just beginning to turn color in mid November. That grey blur is a squirrel enjoying a black walnut.


It has been unusually warm for several months, so the snow covered leaves are both beautiful and disturbing.When I was growing up, farmers used to say that the day of the month when the first snow falls is a predictor of the number of blizzards to expect. Like any folk wisdom, some years it worked out that way.

Ten blizzards would add up to a lot of snow, but if it relieved the drought, provided great skiing and ensured a bumper crop of morels, I would welcome a real winter.

2 Responses to “First Snowfall of the Season”

  1. JJ, I’ve heard from the older members of my family that this year is ’slated’ to be one of the worst in many decades — based on the old ‘wives tale’ indicators. Recently I was told (by my mother) that the weather-trackers are saying this will be the worst since the 1930s.

    Having watched the woolly worms for the last few years turn solid, or almost solid, black, I don’t really believe all the so-called indicators any more.

    Like you, I’d welcome a tough winter if it would reset our weather and get it back to where it was when I was younger. I worries me that we have such mild winters here in Kentucky these days.

    Comment by Angela Parker — November 12, 2007 @ 7:03 am

  2. I just keep reminding myself that faith has to replace fear. It’s odd enjoying the colored leaves, knowing they should have been on the ground by now.

    I hope that every tiny, eco-friendly step each of us takes will add up to make a difference.

    Comment by jj_murphy — November 12, 2007 @ 4:22 pm

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