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Punxsutawney Phil 2018

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DAY 1905 February 2, 2018

The groundhog in Pennsylvania was given the name "Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary'' and his hometown thus called the "Weather Capital of the World.''

Phil wants a starring role in your blog, short story or poem. Have fun.


Groundhog Day

In my region, it is cold and sunny today. I don't think any self-respecting, relatively sane, groundhog will pop his head out to look for his shadow. If he did, he would see his shadow, though.

It has been my experience, living in Canada, that on February 2nd there will be at least six more weeks of winter either way.

The legend is "Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary''sees his shadow on Groundhog Day, then that means there are six more weeks of winter. If not, an early spring.

I suppose we should respect poor old Phil's wisdom as he must be at least 132 years old, according to the Inner Circle of the Groundhog Club in Punxsutawney. That's pretty old considering most groundhogs only live 6-8 years.
Still, Groundhog Day is an amusing little tradition in the midst of winter. Happy Groundhog Day!

River