Expect rain when…
Dogs eat grass
Cats purr and wash
Sheep turn into the wind
Cattle and horses sniff the air
Swine are restless
Cats sneeze
Wolves howl more before a storm
via Almanac.com
[Almanac 2020 mailer]
What do you think? Are any of these accurate?
It’s been a while since I’ve been on the farm, so I can’t confirm anything about horses and swine. I do know that dogs eat grass whenever they feel like it, but never see rain afterwards.
…well,my wife’s Bichon hides under the bed when he hears thunder, so there’s that…
I used to plow the roads in the foothills near Denver and and an Ol’ boy told me that when you see the deer and elk bed down in the afternoon it’s was gonna snow….he wasn’t wrong….
Our cats sleep, clean, preen and throw up in all four seasons? Oh, they DO love sitting in the sun, whenever it’s sunny?
And, they NEVER PURR…
What am I missing here!? The Almanac is the source!
I had a goat that always ate a Buick right before it snowed…..
My Petey B has his very own weatherman. Right before it gets hotter than sin guess what starts to hiss? My unbleached elastic starfish!
Okay – cows lay down, to get a dry spot, if its going to rain. My 4 feral cats are always preening so that’s no indicator of rain, the rain indicator is when they’re not to be seen and hiding in a dry spot after the rain had arrived. When my dog, Jess, heard faint thunder miles off in the distance. He’d lean against the bed and shake, you’d think it was a coin operated vibrating bed. The shaking went on long after the thunder had dispersed, indicating the storm was over.
Hell, I can predict the weather with my knees, hips, and shoulder.
Woolly caterpillars are known to have Ph.D.’s in Meteorology, but they’re very secretive about their methods and their forecasts are often misleading.
Tsquared- right? lol!
Once in a while, I get sleepy before rainstorm. Most times it’s horrible sinus pressure and a bad headache.
“my wife’s Bichon” means she’s got PMS.
Bitchin… FIFY.
…don’t know about weather, but how about telling time with a donkey…
…one day, two Norte Americanos were in a little town in Mexico on business. They went their separate ways in the morning, but were to meet every day for lunch at 1230.
One day, one fellow forgot his watch, and the clouds hid the sun so he couldn’t tell what time it was. He saw in the square by the fountain an old man taking a siesta with his donkey at his side, and asked him if he knew what time it was.
The old man stirred himself to reach up, then grasped the donkey’s testicles, lifting them for a moment as though weighing them,then said. “Señor, it is 1215”.
…skeptical, but in a hurry if true, he thanked the man and went to the restaurant, only to find it was correct.
Next day he had his watch, but decided to put it to the test. He went to the old man at 1210 and asked him for the time again. As before, the elder laconically reached out, palmed the scrote briefly, and said, “Señor, son las doce y diez de la noche”.
Amazed by this, he goes to the restaurant again, and comes back with his friend in tow. “You gotta see this!” he says excitedly, “Its amazing, this guy can tell time with donkey ballz!”.
They get back to where the old man is still lying in repose with his faithful steed still by his side. “Go on, ask him!” he tells his buddy.
“Old man, what time is it” the new guy asks.
Once more, the old man languidly pushes up on the animal’s nutsack, this time telling them “Señores, it’s 1243”.
And he was right.
The new guy is speechless for a moment, then asks to the old man, “How do you know the time from touching your donkey?”
The old man then points beyond the donkey and replies, “Señores, if I lift his huevoes as I lie here, I can then see the face of the town clock over there…
If You see Me drinking Bourbon…Shit’s about to hit the Fan…
@MJA – if it’s rainy or BETTER snowy,on a Saturday or Sunday, what I do is roll over…like a doggie or kittie…
What does THIS MEAN?!
So that’s why my yellow tabby cat Finn is sneezing. I do know that dogs can predict earthquakes, a few years ago when we had some earthquakes my dog would always freak out before we could even feel the slightest tremor of an earthquake. And he hated thunder like the dickens.
I know that when I go out and get wet it’s usually raining.
Anybody that hunts or fishes knows the answer is hell yes.
Dogs eat grass to settle their stomachs. They will eat other leaves for supplemental nutrients.
Dogs have owners – Cats have servants.
Hawks hunt on the fly before incoming weather. Normally they are happy sitting on a pole or in a tree and wait for lunch to wander by.
Hot dry summer – Cold wet winter.
Starlings bunch up to migrate.
I have a wealth of useless information.
Animals ain’t alone.
If you have osteoarthritis you can tell what the weather
will be doing for about 18 to 24 hours in advance.
The wife tells me all about it between her bouts of pain.
I’ve heard that a turtle crossing a road meant rain was coming. Not sure if anyone stuck around long enough to see whether it was crossing the road or just leaving the ditch for higher ground.
all I know is my indian weather rock can tell me the weather w/ great precision … it is mounted in a sling, under a tripod I built in my backyard
when it’s sunny, the rock has a shadow underneath
when it’ cloudy, the rock has no shadow
when it’s windy, the rock swings back & forth
when it’s rainy, the rock is wet
when it’s foggy, the rock is hard to see
when it’s night, the rock no see’um
when it snows, the rock is white
accurate to a fault … works every time
Re: Sheep turning into the wind.
I thought the number of sheep turning might be an indicator, but I fell asleep when I tried counting them.
More useless information.
If you have 200 cattle in a feed yard, they will line up in the same place every time. If one shows up late they will push into their spot.
The only time I ever knew my dog to eat grass was when he was sick to his stomach. It made him throw up, thus alleviating the problem.
P.S. – In the Middle East, sheep turn into the wind all the time. Makes it easier to smell any ragheads that might be trying to sneak up on them.
😉
Why do Cowboys wear button up jackets………
Because sheep can hear a zipper from a mile away.
I know, I’m going to Cowboy hell.
Who gives a rat’s rosy red royal rectum? We’re never going to survive 2020; so what matters the weather?
My kitty preens and purrs and self grooms quite often and it’s very much dry in Arizona.
He also sneezes occasionally but I don’t think it’s ever rained afterwards.
Did Poor Richard get old and turn into a stupid liberal too?
No, but after he made a lot of money, he wrote under the pseudonym “Rich Dick”.