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Groundhog Day Origins

2 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles

Groundhog Day, originated from North America & Europe. In North American weather lore, a Banded Woolybear Caterpillar or Isabella Tiger Moth or Pyrrharctia isabella (J.E. Smith, 1797 was used in place of a groundhog to predict the near future, weath...

Weatherlore

9 Jul 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Nifty Buckles

Good Day folks! It's another #FolkloreThursday, a sunny day is fine by me after the amount of rainfall we have experienced this summer. Weatherlore has been around for a very long time. Many sailors have used the sky or even seagulls as weather predi...