The long-awaited summer has arrived. June is a month of bright colors: young grass is green, leaves are still fresh on the trees, and the colorful flower pattern on the meadows pleases the eye.
The farmer had only one sorrow at this time: the bins are already empty, and the new crop will not be ready soon: “in June there is nothing to eat, but life is fun: the flowers are blooming, the nightingales are singing!” However, there is no time to admire the beauty of nature: “in June, there is no free day”. Just had time to complete the sowing — it’s time to weed the beds, water the garden; and there and the haymaking is not far off, and it’s time for mushrooms and berries… ” Spends June at work-will discourage the hunt from songs.”
The signs of June reflect the main concerns of the farmer: it will be hot or cool, wet weather will set or drought will come — the future harvest depends on the vagaries of the weather. Perhaps in no other month will there be so many signs associated with rain.
About the weather – by stars and rainbows
By whatever signs our ancestors determined the weather. And the dews noticed, and the mists, and the twinkling of the stars, and even the direction of the rainbow. Probably, some of these methods will not be easy for us to apply now, but something may be useful.
- If the first two days of June are rainy — the rest of the month will be dry.
- Fog in the morning creeps over the water – to Sunny weather.
- Abundant morning dew-to a clear day.
- In the morning, the dew does not dry for a long time — there will be a thunderstorm.
- Morning rainbow-to rain.
- If the rainbow that appears in the rain is directed from North to South, the bad weather will be prolonged.
- The sun sets in a cloud – to inclement weather.
- The evening is warm and stuffy-wait for the rain.
- The stars twinkle strongly-to bad weather.
- If the sun shines brightly and bakes hot after a rain, it will rain again soon.
- Swamps turn green after rain – to a steady inclement weather.
- Buttercup flowers are closed on a clear day — soon it will rain, and if they are open in cloudy weather — it will not rain.
- Grasses and meadow flowers smell strongly-for rain.
What does the grasshopper chirp about and why is the frog silent
At the beginning of summer, life is bustling: everywhere you can hear the voices of birds, the buzzing of bees and bumblebees, mosquito squeaking; during the day, swallows and Swifts fly, at night there are owls and bats. And every living thing-from a tiny bug to bears and moose in the forest-can tell you what to expect from the weather in the near future. You just need to learn to understand their language…
- The abundance of grasshoppers in June leads to a drought.
- The grasshopper chirps loudly late in the evening – to dry clear weather, and before the rain, the grasshoppers are not heard.
- Mosquitoes and flies become annoying-to rain.
- If there are a lot of wasps and they are active, expect good weather.
- Bumblebees are restless-to rain.
- A ladybug planted on the palm of your hand does not take off or fly down — to bad weather.
- Frogs croak loudly in the evening, with trills — it will be clear, Sunny weather.
- Frogs are silent – to the cold.
- Lizards in abundance crawled out to bask in the sun — soon it will start to rain with the wind.
- In the evening, the owl begins to scream and screams all night-to the near rain.
- The quail usually calls before the rain.
- Sparrows bathe in the dust before bad weather.
- Swallows fly low — rain portends.
- Pigeons in clear weather are looking for shelter — be the rain.
- Crows often call, laugh — expect rain.
- Chicken tail waving – to the wet weather.
- Geese and ducks, swimming on the water, often dive, beat their wings — it will rain.
- Bats scream a lot and fly into houses-to bad weather.
- The cuckoo cooks-for good weather.
The forecast for the winter and the harvest
The harvest is still a long way off, and the winter cold is even further away, but if you observe natural phenomena, you can already make some assumptions about what to expect. Will autumn be kind to us, should we prepare for a strict, cold winter? Rowan, rosehip and fir cones will tell you…
- Abundant dews in June — a fruitful summer.
- A lot of cones on fir trees-to a good harvest of cucumbers.
- If Rowan blooms profusely, there will be a good harvest of oats.
- Abundant flowering of hawthorn and rosehip-for a harsh winter.
- The late flowering of Rowan-to the long autumn.
- Summer is hot and winter is frosty.
Why don’t we go mushroom hunting?
In June, the first mushrooms appear. Experienced mushroom pickers can, even without going into the forest, accurately determine whether to cook baskets or not. And you and I can also learn this wisdom — folk signs to help.
- June frequent fogs promise of fungal abundance.
- The first fog of summer is a sure mushroom omen.
- Lilac blooms — the first field mushrooms appear.
- When the Rowan tree fades, open the baskets for the woodcutters.
- Rye earns — you will find a lot of mushrooms.
- There were fly agarics-wait for porcini mushrooms.
- Went Russula before porcini mushrooms — in the forest with a basket nothing to do.
Share your observations in the comments, tell us about the signs that exist in your area. Or maybe you have your own proven signs by which you determine the weather or predict the future harvest? Tell me!
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