Groundhog Day

Yesterday was Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil came out of his burrow, saw his shadow and proclaimed 6 more weeks of winter.

Here Ye! Here Ye! Here Ye!
On Gobbler's Knob on this fabulous Groundhog Day, February 2nd, 2008
Punxsutawney Phil, the Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators, Rose to the call of President Bill Cooper and greeted his handlers, Ben Hughes and John Griffiths.
After casting a weathered eye toward thousands of his faithful followers, Phil consulted with President Cooper and directed him to the appropriate scroll, which proclaimed:
"As I look around me, a bright sky I see, and a shadow beside me.
Six more weeks of winter it will be!"

Of the 12 Groundhogs in the USA who predict the weather only 3 are saying 6 more weeks of winter...but Punxsutawney Phil is the daddy of groundhogs, and is apparently never wrong! No early spring for us...