Well for those of you in Northern climes, the news came this morning from up on Gobbler's Knob that the world famous rodent Punxsutawney Phil had seen his shadow meaning another six weeks of winter.

Now when I lived up in New York and Pennsylvania for a couple of years, the prognostications of that confused rodent were either met with glee or threats to turn him into a fur hat.

So I thought I'd get a second opinion, this afternoon I backed "Piedmont Paddy" the polished prognosticator out of the garage and well, ummm....sorry but he saw his shadow too. Oh well, maybe next year.

 

2nd Opinion from Canada, our albino Wiarton Willy did not see his shadow. Spring comes early in Canada LOL

 

Ukraine -30C are -22F
Marmots don't want to leave a box :) In the street space

 

The prairie dog in Texas was shot by a 70 year old grandma, no shadow was seen. Looks like more mild weather for us.

 

We said 6 more weeks! What's amatta fo you?

 

Groundhogs in at least six other states - Chattanooga's Chattanooga Chuck,
West Virginia's French Creek Freddie, Georgia's Gen. Beauregard Lee,
Michigan's Woody the Woodchuck, Ohio's Buckeye Chuck, and New York's Staten Island Chuck (full name: Charles G. Hogg) - did not see their shadows. Nor did Ontario's Wiarton Willie or Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam.

Chattanooga Chuck tweeted about warm, wet weather..