Have you ever tried to forecast the weather? As a kid I grew up in the country and everyone predicted the weather. It amazed me how often the farmers were right. They always knew when a storm was coming by looking at the sky. If the air became very still, or the wind started blowing hard they knew something was brewing.
Today, we have meteorologists with all kinds of scientific
equipment who calculate the weather. Are
they more accurate than the farmers were years ago? Well, there's the Farmer's Almanac (two
different books- I didn't know this), and a lot of people swear by their
predictions.
For me, it's impossible for anyone to be totally accurate,
not even science. There are just as many
mistakes made by the scientific community as ordinary people make. The farmers aren't scientific, but they had
good judgment and good read the signs when something was about to happen.
Have a great week, and I'll see you next Sunday.
Best always,
Sandra K. Marshall, Author at Eirelander Publishing
2 comments:
Farmers based their livelihoods on the weather. They watched and learned the signs. I love watching the weather and will trust my own instincts a lot. But you're right...no one gets it right all the time. So my motto is better safe (and prepared) than sorry!
Yes, the farmers had a lot to lose if they were faced with destructive weather. I'm always prepared when they're are warnings out, too, Melissa.
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