Post by mirium on Dec 31, 2008 20:44:02 GMT -5
Yes, they're rats with wings, but they're better indicators of current and imminent weather conditions than any TV/radio report.
When it's warm, they're long ovals, and relaxed. As it gets colder, they get rounder and more tense. When it gets *really* cold, they disappear entirely.
Oval pigeons: no coat [an umbrella for rain].
Slightly rounded pigeons: bring out the sweater collection; raincoat if the sky is grey.
Oblate spheroid pigeons: time for the winter coat.
Absent pigeons: winter coat, scarf, mittens, sweaters, hats; better yet, stay home by the fire, going outside will *hurt*.
The weather reports tell me the probable weather for a large area; the pigeons tell me how to dress for *my* weather, better than any wind chill reading. Technology is a wonderful thing, but it hasn't replaced the Signs of Nature.
When it's warm, they're long ovals, and relaxed. As it gets colder, they get rounder and more tense. When it gets *really* cold, they disappear entirely.
Oval pigeons: no coat [an umbrella for rain].
Slightly rounded pigeons: bring out the sweater collection; raincoat if the sky is grey.
Oblate spheroid pigeons: time for the winter coat.
Absent pigeons: winter coat, scarf, mittens, sweaters, hats; better yet, stay home by the fire, going outside will *hurt*.
The weather reports tell me the probable weather for a large area; the pigeons tell me how to dress for *my* weather, better than any wind chill reading. Technology is a wonderful thing, but it hasn't replaced the Signs of Nature.