This little guy is a Wooly Bear Caterpillar. You probably won't see many around today, but a month ago they were all over the place.
In the fall these little 13-segmented beasties are all over roads and sidewalks, from North Carolina to the Arctic, each making steady progress to a cozy spot under a piece of tree bark or in a niche in a log or rock, somewhere out of the way where they won’t be stepped on, driven over or snatched up for a bird’s meal. As temperatures start to fall, they become lethargic- sluggish 😁- and eventually, they freeze from tip to toe. How amazing is that! In another miracle of spring, they come back to life, spin themselves a cocoon and eventually emerge as Isabella Tiger Moths.
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, Wooly Bear Caterpillars can be used to predict the severity of the coming winter – the longer the brownish segment, the less severe the winter.
Another life to celebrate is this blog's.
Today is post #1000!
Some Favourite Things started up in March of 2011 and is still puttering along thanks to the encouragement of my family and friends and in spite of minimal blog promotion since it's mainly for my own benefit that I keep it up.
I've noticed that in the last 8+ years some of the videos have disappeared. The videos here have been shared from YouTube and if a video is deleted from there it will no longer show up on here.
There's also the annoyance that nobody can leave a comment, something I regret but seem unable to fix, at least not in any way that lasts. Family and friends know they can email me their comments and others can find me on Facebook or Twitter. Comments are appreciated but rare and I'm ok with that.
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