Here is a list of some of the most wellknown sayings.
If images that are reminiscent of them appear in your dreams—for example, cows standing in a line or crickets chirping—as well as referring to the specific symbols involved, it is always worth looking for possible interpretations concerning your mood or state of mind using the weather-related entries in this chapter as your guide:
- Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd’s warning.
- Rain before seven, fine by eleven.
- A sun shiny shower, won’t last half an hour.
- If cows are standing in a field it will be fine, but if they are lying down it is going to rain.
- Clear moon, frost soon.
- When squirrels lay in a big store of nuts, look for a hard winter When bees stay close to the hive, rain is close by.
- Rain, rain go away, come again another day.
- Haloes around the moon or sun mean that rain will surely come.
- When forest murmurs and mountain roars, close the windows and shut the doors.
- Moss dry, sunny sky; moss wet, rain you’ll get When smoke descends, good weather ends.
- A cow’s tail to the west is weather coming at its best; a cow’s tail to the east is weather coming at its least.
- Flies will swarm before a storm.
- If crows fly low, winds going to blow If crows fly high, winds going to die.
- When sea birds fly to land, there truly is a storm at hand The sharper the blast, the sooner it’s past.
- Rain is on the way if people with curly hair find their hair curlier and people with straight hair find their hair straighter.
- Rain is on the way when old people with joint or muscle problems such as rheumatism or arthritis have stiffness and discomfort.
- You can tell the temperature by counting a cricket’s chirps.
You can tell it will rain if: cats clean themselves more and meow more; pigs wallow about and squeal; cows huddle together as if seeking comfort from each other; horses ’switch and twitch’ and sometimes bolt; insects fly low and bite more; birds chirp more loudly; dandelions close their blossoms tightly; morning glory ’tucks in’ its blooms as if ready for a long nap; clover folds up its leaves; leaves on many trees roll up or show their undersides [1]