Will this winter be warm and mild or snowy and cold?
ADVERTISEMENT
I look at my horses coats. I check the thickness of their winter coats to guess at how bad/cold a winter we are going to have.
So do the leaves fall early or late for a harsh winter?
First it was stated they fall late for a harsh winter. Then, when lumped in with tough onion skins and early bird migration (harsh winter), it says they fall early.
I object to your categorizing a “bad” winter to have ice and lots of snow. To me, that’s a “good” winter! Kills bugs and helps the garden! A bad winter is warm, foggy and rainy. Let’s go squirrels!!
I concur with K. Ridihalgh’s statement - my part of Downeast (Maine) needs cold and snow and ice to be “normal”. We had a terrible heavy tick season this year for lack to sufficient tick-killing cold last winter.
I had a cat who lived to be 21. 3 times in her life, her fur went from typical short hair to thick as chinchilla. Soft, and lush. We live in the middle of Texas where we get a few freezes and rarely a dusting of snow. All 3 of the chinchilla fur years, we got full on ice and snow for days. And a non-typical cold winter. Mother Nature provided! (And gave a warning?)
I noticed the hummingbirds left suddenly.
Mine are still here feeding in a frenzie
I noticed the same thing< I'm in east Texas
Winters here in N. Alabama are normally mild compared to just about anywhere. I have been noticing the squirrels this year, they have literally eaten every acorn, hickory nut, pine cone, you name it, it's all gone. I better order some more propane, nature does not lie.
The squirrels are going crazy. They are dropping the pecans and carrying them off. They are also stripping them down in the trees leaving my deck and pool full of shells. I've never seen it like this. Can't even walk on deck, so covered in pecans and shells.