My dear, departed Grandad always said to watch the squirrels, if one happened to be a city dweller, in order to predict the kind of Winter one would get. If the squirrels seem much busier than they have in previous Fall seasons, & if they have really bushy tails--it will be a hard Winter.
    I began to notice back in early Sept. that the squirrels sure were getting a head start on burying their stash of winter provisions. Then I began to notice that squirrels all across town seemed to have quite bushy tails, & a thicker than usual body.
    He also said that if we had a mild Spring, Summer & Fall, we'd really pay for it in the Winter.
    We'd all better begin to follow the example of the squirrels & lay in plenty of Winter necessities & find that snow shovel to dig out our boots & parkas. How's your antifreeze level? Anybody seen the Northern lights lately?