Will the Groundhog see his Shadow Tomorrow?
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
United States
February 1, 2021 1:30pm CST
I can't remember if we will have warm weather if he sees his shadow or not. That part never works right anyway.
I am thinking about the poor groundhog. People wake him up early in the morning and yank him out of his warm hole into the cold air. All he wants to do is go back to sleep and he hopes we will wake him up at a quarter to April. He does not care about us or the number of weeks of winter left.
I don't blame him. I don't want to get up when it is cold either. What do you think? Will we have an early spring or a couple more months of winter? How would you feel if they did that to you?
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16 responses
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
I was trying to decide what the groundhog might say too. I think we will see more winter because of that polar vortex a coming.
I want snow though so that doesn't bother me. I am a grumpy lady when I am woken up so I would not be best pleased.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@akalinus Just saw it on the local weather channel.. I believe the meteorologist said the middle of this week.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum That is not good news. I can not stand the cold very much. I like it warm. That is why I moved here.
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@DaddyEvil (174296)
• United States
1 Feb 21
Winter is ending early if the groundhog doesn't see his shadow...
This is rather silly. The thinking is that the ground is already warm enough to wake the groundhog from hibernation. If the ground is that warm in February, then snow/ice is melting and putting moisture into the air, creating clouds, so no sun.
If it's cold out, Pretty has a hard time getting me out of bed!
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@DaddyEvil (174296)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@akalinus I totally understand!
I wouldn't mind the eating like a hog and sleeping all winter... but eating dirt and then having constipation all winter wouldn't be my idea of a good time! 
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@DaddyEvil Those things never even entered my mind. You just shattered my illusions. Do you have any other good news about this? 
Do you have any other good news about this? 1 person likes this
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Feb 21
The groundhog should move to a warmer place like California . We sometimes can't tell the seasons apart, so I wonder if Mr. Groundhog could . I wouldn't mind the waking up early part because I do that anyway . . . but if they want me in cold air, they better have some good hot coffee ready .
. We sometimes can't tell the seasons apart, so I wonder if Mr. Groundhog could . I wouldn't mind the waking up early part because I do that anyway . . . but if they want me in cold air, they better have some good hot coffee ready .3 people like this
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
4 Feb 21
It’s more winter for us for sure lol
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@Shivram59 (50154)
• India
1 Feb 21
@akalinus You are a kind hearted lady.Is this groundhog a mouse or a squirrel?? Why people wake him up when he is sleeping in his warm hole??
It is winter.But here.But we are having sunny days. Spring is round the corner.However the Mercury has fallen down to 5 C.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
1 Feb 21
There is a story about him seeing his shadow. Here is a news clip about it. It is a lot easier to let you read it than to try to explain it. Also, if you enlarge it, it shows a good photo of a groundhog. They are larger than you might think.
The groundhog will offer his prediction for the rest of winter without the usual thousands of revelers at Gobbler's Knob.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
2 Feb 21
@Shivram59 They live in burrows in the ground. I knew you thought they were small and maybe you would like to see a photo of one. I wish they would just leave the poor thing alone. The groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter and nipped the guy's ear.
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@Shivram59 (50154)
• India
2 Feb 21
@akalinus Really!! I saw the clip.It's really interesting.It seems a groundhog is much bigger than a mouse or a squirrel. I have never seen a groundhog.I don't know whether they are found in India.
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@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
1 Feb 21
I am like you, I wouldn't want to bothered either. From where I am right now, I don't see how he could possibly see his shadow.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
9 Feb 21
Did he see it, I did not keep up with it this year
I would not like getting outside right now its so cold
@TheHorse (238280)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Feb 21
I'd be ticked off. I think I would go all "Monty Python killer bunny" and behead a few humans. Have seen that scene? I think it's from Holy Grail. Anyway, I just remember it as backasswards. If he see's his shadow, Winter will be longer.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Feb 21
If someone wake me in the middle of the night, I can never go back to sleep. If I was the groundhog, there would be an early spring every year because I wouldn't go back to sleep. If the ground hop sees his shadow(in the sunshine), oops! Back inside he goes and everyone gets 6 additional weeks of winter. Do I believe this? No.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@kobesbuddy This is true and something that most people don't think about. The climate is quite different in other areas.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Feb 21
@akalinus And the weather is different everyplace in the country. So how could one silly groundhog speed up the warm weather? Yes, we get an early spring once in a while. This winter has been very mild, so far.
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@garymarsh6 (23978)
• United Kingdom
8 Feb 21
Winter can be so long and drawn out especially with grey cloudy skies. Hopefully spring is not too long around the corner.
