Beech Tree News Network

The results are in and they are conclusive. Sort of.

These persimmon seeds were carefully pried apart and so far the insides look a lot like spoons. That means we have little time to locate and lay out the old snow shovel.

Old legend holds that according to shape of the germ within, three possibilities exist:

Spoon= lots of snow to shovel
Fork= light snow or mild winter
Knife= winds that cut like a knife plus ice

Story and photo by Roger Southerland, BtN/WLBQ1570