7 Signs The Old Folks Used To Predict The Weather (Old Mountain Knowledge)

My field guide, The Appalachian Book of the Living and the Lost: https://www.otisboone.com Our grandparents could read a winter in a seed, a sound in the dark, or a bug crossing the road, and most of it turns out to hold up under a microscope. This one walks through seven old mountain signs for predicting weather, from the persimmon seed split open with pliers to the woolly worm's stripes, the ring around the moon, and the jars of beans that families in western North Carolina fill every August. You'll hear what each sign actually said, why it worked, and where the old people and the weathermen still don't agree. It's told the way it was handed down in these hollers, one sign at a time, with the real names, the real places, and the real folks who still keep the count. By the end you'll know how to read your own woods the way they did, and whether this year's fog jar is telling you the truth. #AppalachianFolklore #WoollyWorm #MountainWeatherLore #OldWivesTales #Appalachia