Outside a tourist trading post on the TransCanada Highway
Meteorological Forecasting Stone
Outside a tourist trading post on the TransCanada Highway in northwestern Ontario may be found a modern version of the famed philosopher’s stone. Suspended from a rope attached to a sturdy frame is a modest hunk of the Canadian Shield together with instructions for its interpretation:
Condition Forecast
Stone is Wet Raining
Stone is Dry Not Raining
Shadow on Ground Sunny
White on Top Snowing
Can’t See Stone Foggy
Swinging Stone Windy
Stone Gone Tornado
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Wes Porter is a horticultural consultant and writer based in Toronto. Wes has over 40 years of experience in both temperate and tropical horticulture from three continents.