tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post8118124472590687615..comments2022-10-26T12:24:01.518-04:00Comments on Hippograms: National ArboretumHippo A. Potamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-7014071732452840672009-12-20T19:22:16.353-05:002009-12-20T19:22:16.353-05:00We got almost two feet of snow here in DC. Now I ...We got almost two feet of snow here in DC. Now I know what Mr. Wooly Bear Caterpillar was trying to tell us!Hippo A. Potamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-25042740141479735252009-11-17T00:09:29.313-05:002009-11-17T00:09:29.313-05:00Well, no matter much or little precipitation we ge...Well, no matter much or little precipitation we get, or how cold the air feels, it is all pretty rough when you're built that low to the ground! His teeny-tiny caterpillar knees could get frostbite from just a few flakes of snow. Maybe I should have shared my scarf with him to help him stay warm...except I'm not sure which end was his neck.Hippo A. Potamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275094793363947461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-73229559069027407662009-11-16T03:34:57.061-05:002009-11-16T03:34:57.061-05:00"They must be stocking up on food for months ...<i>"They must be stocking up on food for months of cold and snow."</i><br /><br />Hippo, you are clever little hippo indeed, but I wouldn't put too much stock in what those caterpillars are "saying" -- if anything, they are just "telling" you how the weather was in the spring and summer, so it's more of a hindcast than a forecast. <br /><br />They don't really have scientific or psychic abilities into what the winter will be. <br /><br />YOU might, though. <br /><br />Besides, we don't typically get much snow around here, all the local media panic notwithstanding.Regulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908072367667145521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640349316666589081.post-57811928785256924312009-11-15T12:48:11.224-05:002009-11-15T12:48:11.224-05:00Love the scarf, Mr. Potamus.Love the scarf, Mr. Potamus.Lorem Ipsumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506385468990332775noreply@blogger.com