Will the Midwest and Northeast have a colder than normal winter?

We already had our cold winter. I'm counting on a mild winter to go with the mild summer we're having. :p
 
I will have watch the squirrels and see if any busier this fall burying food for the winter and if their tails get very bushy. I read if squirrels tails get very bushy it will be a cold winter , I am not sure if this an old wife tale or not.
 
I want another 6' deep blizzard !!! havent had one since 1983 I believe it was, snow was level from our porch all the way to the neighbors on the other side of the street, all you seen was a bump in the snow where all the parked cars were...lol the best igloo building year we ever had.... Now, I just get to kick back and stuff my wood stove and watch tthe kids play
 
whatdidyousay! said:
I will have watch the squirrels and see if any busier this fall burying food for the winter and if their tails get very bushy. I read if squirrels tails get very bushy it will be a cold winter , I am not sure if this an old wife tale or not.
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Squirrels are already cutting the black walnuts and carrying them off here...might be a sign?
 
The squirrels around here have been active. The other day I saw two running around and around and around.... one of the big oak trees across the street.

They're probably not gathering nuts around here, though there are several huge oak trees here, since they know I put out bird seed and suet. :o :)
 
LoveBlue said:
The squirrels around here have been active. The other day I saw two running around and around and around.... one of the big oak trees across the street.

They're probably not gathering nuts around here, though there are several huge oak trees here, since they know I put out bird seed and suet. :o :)
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They've been active here, too. I've seen a couple of them gathering nuts and berries from a tree in my front yard. They do have bushy tails.
 
sonocativo said:
I want another 6' deep blizzard !!! havent had one since 1983 I believe it was, snow was level from our porch all the way to the neighbors on the other side of the street, all you seen was a bump in the snow where all the parked cars were...lol the best igloo building year we ever had.... Now, I just get to kick back and stuff my wood stove and watch tthe kids play
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No blizzards, please. That 2012 one was good enough, as we got dumped with 20.3 inches of snow that February.
 
sonocativo said:
Squirrels are already cutting the black walnuts and carrying them off here...might be a sign?
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It could be if they're burying the nuts around your yard. I will see the squirrels bury apples from our trees but the apples tress are not being taken
of by the new manger of our condo and the trees are looking sad. I don't wasn't a lot of snow b/ci will have to dig my car out to move it and that getting to be too much for me.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
It could be if they're burying the nuts around your yard. I will see the squirrels bury apples from our trees but the apples tress are not being taken
of by the new manger of our condo and the trees are looking sad. I don't wasn't a lot of snow b/ci will have to dig my car out to move it and that getting to be too much for me.
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after I had these 2 monster oaks removed the squirrels have moved on, they come here to get stuff but scurry off to another location now... But there are tons of squirrels around here, lots of trees. Beavers come up from the creek as well, geeze they are big.
 
sonocativo said:
after I had these 2 monster oaks removed the squirrels have moved on, they come here to get stuff but scurry off to another location now... But there are tons of squirrels around here, lots of trees. Beavers come up from the creek as well, geeze they are big.
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That is one animal we do not have here beavers, we do have groundhogs and they are big. When I first moved to my condo I kept finding walnut shells all over the place and there are not walnut nuts trees in our yard. I found out a neighbor buy walnuts to feed to the squirrels and they bury the nuts all over the place and in people flower pots.
 
The weather is little bit cold already. I have a feeling that this winter will be harsh for people who live up north in New York.
 
SilverRoxy said:
The weather is little bit cold already. I have a feeling that this winter will be harsh for people who live up north in New York.
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We are hitting near 100 all this week and part of next then a storm moves through. The evenings are dropping into the 70s so its not too bad at night.
 
sonocativo said:
We are hitting near 100 all this week and part of next then a storm moves through. The evenings are dropping into the 70s so its not too bad at night.
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I been in the 70's all week so far and I love it , I am saving money by not having to run my A/C all night.
 
After last year's ice storm and then this shitastic 'summer' I don't know if I'll be in the mood.
 
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