Natural Weather Forecasters
WOODY June 3 at 3:00 p.m.
The other day I was watering the plants in the ____.
My neighbor went by and ____, “The grass was dry at sunrise and that’s a good sign of rain.”
In the ____, we had rain, and I was surprised.
I have noticed it several times since ____.
Do you know anything about ____ weather forecasters?
I’m just wondering. ____.
GREENTHUMB June 3 at 3:51 p.m.
Have you seen this ____ before?
____ a morning glory.
It opens up in fine weather so that it can get lots of ____.
When it is closed, ____ and bad weather are on the way.
FLOWERLOVER June 3 at 5:20 p.m.
The ____ thing happens with the poor man’s weather glass.
It never opens up in wet ____.
Its ____ tells us that it’s going to be rainy.
You ____ what?
Its funny name ____ from a famous weather saying,
“When a rain storm is coming, the ____ man is ready for a long break.”
WOODY June 3 at 6:00 p.m.
____ for sharing.
____ flowers are such amazing weather forecasters!
A pine cone is another ____ weather forecaster.
To ____ Indians the pine cone has been a symbol of wisdom.
They ____ an old weather proverb, “When a pine cone closes up, rain is on the way.”
They have used this knowledge in ____ for a long time.
Interesting! Then why does a pine cone ____ its shape?
A pine cone ____ the seeds of the pine tree.
The seeds must be light so that the wind can blow them ____ away.
In wet weather, the pine cone closes up to ____ its seeds dry and light.
When the time is right, the ____ opens up and spreads its seeds!