Groundhog Day came and went. I think the lack of snow lessened the interest in whether there'd be an early spring. The groundhog who lives in Punxsutawney, PA came out as planned. It looks like big crowds come out for the show. This is the town where movie history started for Groundhog Day. That was in 1993.
What do they do with all the groundhog sightings? Take an average or go with the most one way or the other? I guess so - look at how many there are in Canada alone. And how did a lobster get in there? It would make one assume they don't have groundhogs in Nova Scotia. But that's not the case, there are groundhogs and Shubenacadie Sam slugs it out against Lucy the Lobster each year.
"Lucy the Lobster makes Groundhog Day predictions on February 2nd to kick off the Lobster Crawl festival in Barrington, Nova Scotia. The Municipality of Barrington says Lucy is the only prognosticating crustacean to make a prediction in Canada. Bill Murray was reported as being bemused by the idea of a lobster forecaster."
The summary headline says this: "Canada's famous prognosticating rodents appeared to reach a consensus on Groundhog Day, as furry forecasters spanning three provinces predicted an early spring. Ontario's Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam and Quebec's Fred la Marmotte all reportedly did not see their shadows on Friday morning."
We're looking for signs of spring with this Iris Reticulate picture from last year's garden.
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