In article , Malcolm
writes

In article , Bill
Brewer writes

"Malcolm" wrote in a message:

In article Bill Brewer writes,

"If the ash before the oak, we're in
for a soak, if the oak before the ash, we're in for a splash". Works more
often than not in foretelling the weather for the coming summer.
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Malcolm, check the saying out for a few years and you might be surprised to
find that it has some validity. I did say that it, "works more often than
not". Don't ask me why.

Coincidence. No more and no less!

Could be more than that. Could be that a particular type of summer
weather is more likely after a particular type of spring weather - ie
both leaf budding and summer weather bear a relationship to spring
weather.

Sounds improbable, though. Weather is more complicated than that.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm