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Persimmon Seed Predicts Mild Winter for La

Today my wife Linda & I visited Uncle Travis at his White Lightning Road residence near Ruston, LA. He is Linda's old country uncle who raises purple hull peas and shoots deer every year. Travis is the one who taught me about how persimmon seeds each fall predict the severity of the coming winter. I wrote a poem about it a few years ago:

Persimmon Seed Forecast  (E) A poem about how La countryfolk use persimmon seeds to foretell the winter's harshness. #1487417 by Harry

We cracked open a persimmon seed while there today. There was a spoon inside as clear as day. According to Travis, this predicts the coming winter will be a mild one. We'll have to see if it is.