Drawing Lightning
Photo Chitter snapped while standing on our front porch of a lightning strike We’ve had afternoon thunderstorms for the last…
Stacking Up Rocks
Chatter’s stacked rocks Between Brasstown and Warne someone stacks rocks. There’s a stack of small rocks on the post of…
To Catch a Falling Leaf
“If you catch a falling leaf in your hand in the autumn you’ll be free of colds all winter. But…
Bee Folklore
Bee Folklore The Frank C. Brown Collection of NC Folklore *The success of swarming bees can be told in…
Spring In Appalachia
Bloodroot – Photo by Don Casada Shortly after I started the Blind Pig & The Acorn back in 2008, I…
Folklore For Gardeners
Trees that bloom twice in one year will have a bad crop. Pap says he’s seen June apples bloom twice…
Snow Folklore In Appalachia
Snow Folklore from The Foxfire Book If it snows crosslegged it’ll be a deep one If it’s cloudy and smoke rises it might…
Itching
Itching foot – you are walking on strange ground Itching hand – you are shaking hands with a stranger Itching…
Weather Wisdom
If you’ve been reading the Blind Pig for a while you know I LOVE SNOW! Last fall when I saw…
Persimmon Seed = Snow…Maybe
A friend sent me the photo of the persimmon seed. See the little spoon shape on the right side? That’s…
Appalachia Through My Eyes – Limp As A Dishrag
In Appalachia it’s common to hear someone describe themselves or others as being limber as a dishrag or limp as…
Ruling Days
The Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English tells me this about Ruling Days: The twelve days beginning on Christmas day, each one…