Lore and Legends

Clear moon, frost soon. Halo around the moon,
rain soon.

No killing frost will arrive after the martin comes to stay.

Leaves of three, let them be.
(This maxim holds true across the country; it applies to poison ivy and poison oak.)

Plant your seeds in a row.
One for the pheasant, one for the crow.
One to rot and one to grow.

When swallows fly low, rain is on the way.
(This old saying has some scientific basis: When the air pressure falls rapidly, many airborne insects descend toward the ground, hotly pursued by swallows and swifts eager to consume them.)

If you see the underside of the leaves
in the gentle breeze,
it will rain before you sneeze.

~Martha Stewart Living