There was a
man, named Harold McWilliams, who
lived in Cle Elum , Washington
that of a
packer for the government.. He told of his
4 times
around Mt. Wenatchee
forest and Cle
Elum area was also his work place. He
did this for over 40 years.. before getting another profession
of being a
scrap iron hauler, in his mid 70’s. to his 80’s.
Everyone
knew Harold, but they didn’t know him by
that name..
they knew him as “MAC the PACKER”.
He was
known as that, far and wide, as many tourist
were taken
thru the forest with him. He had many
tales of
fun times, sad times and times he wasn’t
happy with
the way the public treated nature.
Mac passed
away at the mere age of 95, I say
mere,
because he was ageless. He had a sense
of humor
but also could be very serious.
Thru all those
years of packing he came away
with a
great understanding of mother earth.
One of
which was, telling what kind of winters
we were
going to get. 3 signs that I remember,
(there were
more, but I only remember these
3’s)…. 1. was the caterpillar…. The orange
one with a
strip across the back. If that stripe
was wide ..
it was going to be a bad winter.
2. The bees
and hornets… They would make
their beds/nest
in the ground.. deep in the ground.
3. and the
one he said was the most telling…
Was the
twins and triplets of the deer and
moose. He said it was like Mother Nature knew
not all of
them would survive, so she product
more than
one, which was the norm for the year.
So if he
saw in his travels, multiple births,
He knew it
was really going to be bad..
What
brought all this to mind is.. as my husband
was hunting
this year, he talked about twins, a lot…
and pictures
in the newspaper, of the moose who
are moving
back to town to feast on the apple
trees, and
etc… are pictures of twins and even
triplets. Also I notice the bees are in the grassy
area of my
yard.. almost stepped on a few.
To me..
mother nature is rarely wrong.. so I
am going
with the idea…it might be a late
Winter..
but it is going to be a doozy.
Thanks, Mac…..
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