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>It's too early in the season to appreciate the smells >of the season; leaves burning in the side ditches most >notably; and the leaves at the lower elevations are >just barely turning color, so there is nothing yet to >brag about in the sights of the season; although I did >pass a field of pumpkins ready for picking. > >However, around my house, the chief sound of the >season has made its presence known. As I drive through >the woods road to my parking spot beneath the trees, >or if I actually use the driveway, I can hear the >pop-pop of acorns as they explode beneath the weight >of my truck. > >If there is anything to the long standing adage that a >large mast crop means we're in for a hard winter, I'd >better get a more firewood cut and split. I've not had >a "wooly-worm" report to confirm what the acorns are >predicting, but the worm forcast is as certain to come >as the weather report on February 2 from a specific >groundhog in PA. In the meantime, we tread carefully >as we walk because the acorns are as difficult to walk >on as marbles.

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