I just spent a wondrous week in New York with my time divided between NYC and a bucolic setting upstate on beautiful Seneca Lake. In Manhattan, I window shopped, soaking up color palette inspiration. Fur coats were on display everywhere, reminding us of a winter that will soon be overtaking us.
But it was THIS fur coat that really sent me… the one belonging to the Wooly Bear caterpillar, another harbinger of winter. As he crept along the road, I did my best to measure the width of brown versus black in his fuzzy corpulence. According to folklore, the wider the brown, the milder the winter. If you believe this legend, this little guy says it’s going to be mild. Are you convinced of this? I'm not, but the notion certainly bestows the warm fuzzies.
photo by Elizabeth Brown
I’m not a meteorologist, I’m a color consultant. I can’t accurately predict the weather in Seattle, but I do foresee the perfect palette tailored just for you.
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4 comments:
That's one crazy looking caterpillar! I've never seen one and never heard the legend, but I love those stories.
Hope you had a great trip.
Kelly, that's cause you're a California girl who is busy counting the rings on the Redwood stumps instead.
I'm cracking up! Please tell me those pokey things sticking out from under the catipillar are some kind of tree needle...if they aren't, those are some very scary legs...and antennae!
I too have never heard of this furry little guy and his predictatory talents...but if a groundhog can do it, why not this fluffball?! Let's hope he's right...a mild winter for all would be such a blessing (as would a beautiful spring and summer).
xo J~
That's brilliant! What an "on -trend" caterpillar!!!And it has to be said, black & tan, pretty classic mix! Great post, loved it.
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