Weather Lore

by Richard Inwards

Excerpt from Weather Lore

A serene autumn denotes a windy winter; a windy Winter, a rainy spring; a rainy spring, a serene summer; a serene summer, a windy autumn, so that the air ou_ a balance is seldom debtor to itself. Lord Bacon. Spring. Slippy, drippy, nippy. Summer. Showery, ?owery, bowery. Autumn. Hoppy, croppy, poppy. Winter. Wheezy, sneezy, breezy.

85 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[GoldGato]

If soot falls down the chimney, rain will ensue.

This book is a collection of homespun rules about the weather, some of which do seem to be accurate. In the current age of scientific certainty, it is amazing how the old-timers, through farming and village life, knew what it meant when a certain cloud appeared in the sky.

Mackerel sky and mare's tails,
Make lofty ships carry low sails.

This is a handy book to have on hand when the weather changes and you want to dazzle friends and co-workers with an occasional proverb on wind or rain. The original publication was in 1898, and I would love to have a copy of that book. But this edition is crap. Printed by one of those fly-by-night on-demand publishers, the book is literally a copy of the actual 19th century pages. Someone just scanned into the system, then printed and added a cover. Also, the last pages of the book have sentences that simply blank out, with no ending. Obviously, no one from Yokai Publishing bothered to check.

Three stars for interesting weather knowledge and a STARFALL for the lazy modern-day result = dos stars.

Book Season = Year Round (the sun never lies)