Do You Know Where Your Groundhog Is?

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Tomorrow is Groundhog Day whether we want it to be or not. Punxsutawney Phil from Pennsylvania is my favorite and I think he is so handsome. That is his photo. Ha also happens to be the most famous groundhog in the US and they say he has been predicting the weather since the late 1800s. So we can imagine how many different groundhogs have been given this name and most likely the latest is perhaps the great great great grandson of the first. Groundhog Day has become traditional and different celebrations go with it. However, you can imagine the poor groundhogs having just woken up from a long winter’s nap to find a hand reaching for them to pull them out of their holes. Personally, I know that weather prediction is definitely not on their minds but what is, is finding some food quick and having a feast. Let’s review what this day is supposed to mean. If the groundhog sees his shadow he’ll go back into hibernation and we can expect more freezing weeks of winter. However, it he does not see his shadow the warmer weather is fast approaching. I have lost all belief in the weather as I remember the sunny warm days I spent here during my first year in Florida which were completely different from the cold days I am facing now. No groundhog can help me. So what do we call them besides groundhogs? They are formerly referred to as marmot monax or woodchucks. Other names for the species can be beaver, whistler, and whistle pig. I love this last one it makes me chuckle. So tomorrow February 2 if you are longing for an early spring pull out a groundhog and see what happens. If the fellow doesn’t bite you he might oblige predicting before he hops back into his hole. For more interesting information you can follow the link below: