A wide black band in the middle means a snowy winter...
...wide brown bands indicate a long beginning to the winter, a long ending, with a short mid-season thaw...
Encouraged on to a sheet of paper to facilitate his transport to the out of doors, the Wooly Bear curled up tightly rendering it's stripes unreadable.
Today, several inches of snow are falling - Wooly Bear gratitude for the kindness of returning him to freedom?
