This is one of the best channel about Appalachia that you tube has, I live and born across the Big Sandy River in Kentucky and still my home.. most videos focus on the bad here and never live here. but your videos show the love and the life of the real people in the States and it shows why many of us never leave and how we thrive in the Appalachian..
Awesome, I'm going to write theses signs down because some I have also noticed in my area and they have forecasted the weather accurately. Thanks for sharing.
Here in the Smokies of NE Tennessee, we count how many fogs we have in August to predict the number of snows in winter. A light fog equals a light snow, and heavy fog equals a heavy snow. Amazingly, it seems to be quite accurate most years. This past August, we counted 12 light fogs and 8 heavy fogs. We shall see what happens. Love my Appalachian life!
My great grandpa always said if the acorns are falling earlier its going to be bad winter. They fall early for the squirrels together. He also went by the persimmons. If smoke out of the chimney is low to ground snow is coming. If it thunders in winter it will snow within 10 days. He swore by the almanac for planting too. The onions and the corn husks have been really thick this year. I'm in the foothills of NC. It's been really cold and rainy since Nov. I'm hoping we get some snow. I trust these old wisdoms more than i do the weatherman. I trust my great great grandmas home remedies more than the Doctors.
I've been in the country my whole life till now. The wooly worm thing doesn't work for sure!lol I do trust squirrels gathering early and the thickness of their tails, along with the thickness of cornhusks quite a bit. I found two yellow jackets nests in the ground this fall. First one found me first, unfortunately! So I expected a bad winter. Pretty cold November for us but little snow. Guess we'll see! Thanks for another good one!
Great series. Maybe look into the mountain guide markers used before all the roads were built. Or how a lot of the land was given to slaves. Then sold as they migrated to big city's. I know a guy in bluefield that has lots of stories and seems to have a thing for landmarks in the woods and reading mountain land scapes.
I hope we have a Winter this year. I just found your channel and love it. My family is from the Southwest Appalachian mountains, and these are precious to my heart!
Your videos bring life to the mountains ;) & remind me I have to get into the foxfire books! Have you come across any? “Since the first volume published in 1972, the Foxfire books have brought the philosophy and wisdom of the mountains to millions, teaching creative self-sufficiency and preserving the stories, crafts, and customs of Southern Appalachia.”
Another good sign is the squirrels,, iffen them babies are born with thick bushy tails it's going to be a bad freezing cold winter. I'm New to your channel and I love it even if I've only seen 2-4 videos
We always looked at wooly worms. I also know about the signs of Persimmons since I moved to a home with a persimmon tree in the back yard. For the first time, I had a squirrel trying to store nuts above my door. It might be a sign.
How neat is this?! I’ve seen some hornet nests in the ground this year and I’ve seen tons of stink bugs and spiders in the house 😳 That’s crazy! I loved learning all about this!! I never knew any of this🤯 Btw, another great video with awesome visuals and music!
I really enjoyed this video. I love hearing the stories on predicting the weather. I must get me one of those stones. It sounds really accurate. Lol. I know growing up even into my younger adult years I use to hear how people planted their gardens amd harvested them by the signs of the moon which I guess in turn was alerting them of what the weather was going to be at different planting and harvesting times. Really enjoyed this. It made me chuckle at times. Keep the videos coming.
It's good to add a little humor at times, but yes, I still know folks who plant by the signs. Planning an episode on that in the spring. Thanks for watching!
Wow, never knew there were so many indicators of weather. Hope I can remember in June, July and August to look for fog. Almost black wooly worms and 6 spoons and 1 knife persimmon seeds here. Great show! God bless you and your family 🙏 ❤️.
Hmm, "totally useless"? 🤔... it's part of Appalachian folklore...which is part of what this Exploring Appalachia series is about- sharing the stories and traditions of the people & places of Appalachia.
I get it that a video might not be your favorite, but that seems a little harsh. Personally, I loved the culture and Appalachian tradition/lore in this video. Of Course there is a point and great value to a video like this. It's every bit as important to preserve and share this knowledge as it is that of Appalachia towns.
Maybe you need to check your sense of humor, or lack thereof?? Personally I really enjoyed it as I've been hearing some of these predictions all my life and just learned a bunch more. Does that make me an idiot? Nah, I think it makes me a well rounded person who finds value in a wide range of subjects, and enjoys a big grin now and again. Have a great day, and maybe find something that really makes you chuckle. 😄
@@meglange3595 Well I found something to make me chuckle already ... people criticizing me for my thoughts on the one video out of a series of many I found for the most part to be informative and enjoyable and with amazing photography. Guess I won't make any more comments so pardon me for having an opinion. Btw, I live in Appalachia.
Opinions are fine, we're all entitled to them. But to tell someone their content is totally useless is rather harsh and unfeeling. Josh cares deeply about what he's doing here. Even if you don't appreciate it all the time I think you might just overlook it and not be unkind.
