Groundhog Day

Today is Groundhog Day. I checked the official website of Punxsutawney Phil who, as everyone knows, is the official reference regarding the end of winter. He comes up from his little hole in the ground and looks to see if he has a shadow. If he does, winter is six weeks away. If he doesn’t see his shadow, spring is just around the corner and he remains above ground. Here’s the scoop as reported this morning:

Phil’s official forecast as read 2/2/08 at sunrise at Gobbler’s Knob:

“As I look around me, a bright sky I see, and a shadow beside me. Six more weeks of winter it will be!”

Well, rats! If the little bugger had been here in Washington state, it would have been a different story, entirely…

If you’d like to check this report for yourself, just click on this link to the official website.

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