This section may as well have been called Weather, but i've grouped the quote and sayings by month, but bear in mind this ancient Scottish saying which i thought was a good tongue in cheek starting point ...
| “ | To talk of the weather, it's nothing but folly, For when it's rain on the hill, it may be sun in the valley. | ” |
A common theme i've come across is the reversal of the expected weather for a given month, hence ...
| “ | March in Janiveer, Janiveer in March, I fear. | ” |
and in a very similiar vein ...
| “ | A warm January, a cold May. | ” |
This website has been put together from a series of old texts that i came across,
while researching fairies and the world of fae in folklore,
I thought there was enough here to share with other people on these other topics.
these pages are meant as an introduction or a bit of fun reading,
for those interested in delving deeper ...
find the source material on the reference page
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