Not so Happy for Canadians!
For those of you who have never had the joy
of living in a land with four distinct seasons: Winter, More Winter, Even More
Winter, and Mud/Mosquito/Road Construction Season; you may not have heard of Groundhog
Day.
In the United States and Canada, Groundhog
Day is on February 2. That would be today. According to tradition, townsfolk
would gather around a groundhog’s burrow on February 2, and wait for the little
rodent to come out. If he emerges from his burrow, then that year will have an
early spring. If it sees its shadow and retreats back into the burrow, then
there will be six more weeks of winter.
But where I live on the Canadian prairies,
it is -15℃ (5℉) and all of the wise groundhogs are
imitating the humans and staying in their homes. Which is fine with us, because
we know that no matter what those little rodents see or don’t see if they are
brave (or foolish) enough to poke their noses outside on a cold day like today,
we will still be buried under snow six weeks from now.
This is an artistic rendering of the front door of a typical groundhog dwelling in Canada in February:
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Shhhhhhush!!! They are all still sleeping. Come back in April . . . .
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