The farmers interpretation of a barometer comes in a rhyme, Long Fortold Long to Last Short Notice Soon Past “the poor mans weather glass” is the Scartlet pimpernel! long ago countryfolk noticed (which has since been verified) that this little flower is sensitive to changes in the air ,opening when it is dry but closing when it accumulates moisture, presently to be discharged as rain. And for those of us who live by the sea, Seagull,Seagull sit on the sand, its never fine weather when your on the land. krac2 :lol: