We’re always hearing these little sayings that help us predict the future weather. If the wooly caterpillar has bigger black bands than orange bands the winter will be bad. If the groundhog sees his shadow, then winter is done and gone. Wasp’s nests high up in trees foretells a snowy winter. The one that sits […]

I was looking up words recently and I came across this great one: kenspeckle. It’s a Scottish word that means attracting attention, and it seemed pretty relevant to me recently, because the birds around my house are being particularly raucous, especially early in the morning. I can imagine the fluffing of feathers and exercising of […]