Ah yes, the ol’ Weather Rock

Thanks to all of you for asking.

As a trusted New England forecast adviser, my Weather Rock has never, once, let me down.

I keep it right up front of the barn. Next to my truck. That way, when I head out in the morning it reminds me to remember things like, bring a sweater or don’t forget your umbrella. Not that I use an umbrella but I AM grateful for those days when I needed to be reminded of my sweater.

Now, as you’ve probably guessed, a weather rock comes in a variety of colors. The gray one depicted in this photo, besides being covered with a bunch of snow, is a popular one here in New Hampshire because the contrast with the snow color makes it highly visible to an onlooker. This enables them to be certain of ANY wintery weather event within minutes after its arrival.

In most cases, a nice piece of red sandstone will be enough to sound the alarm over a rain event in a similar way. You know what they say,

“It’s hard to NOT spot a wet chunk of red sandstone.”

I keep one inside the barn for the spring season. So not to wear it out.

Now another nice thing about my weather rock here, is that, in NH, we have this stuff called mica and it got all over and into the rocks. So now, when it’s dark out, the spot light sparkles off the mica turning this one into a flickering beacon. Lets folks know that it’s nighttime.

Now your probably asking; What weather rock would be best for me?

Sorry, you’ll have to figure that one out yourself. The internet has a lot of information pertaining to the weather rock.

Now to finish up, If your weather rock is covered in ice, you’d better throw a half dozen asphalt shingles in you trunk.   WHY?

Just in case the need arises and you could use some fresh tar laid down under your tires. Just remember, Keep the gritty side down and be safe out there.