6 MORE WEEKS OF WINTER?

According to Punxsatawney Phil we will have 6 more weeks of winter.

Really?

Why is Phil in PA the expert?

Other groundhogs around the nation did not see their shadows; according to them winter will be over on time.

Groundhog day was overcast and foggy in the morning here at our home.  Phil wouldn't have seen his shadow in Dallas.  Hmm.

So, when it's nice and sunny in PA on groundhog day it means we will endure a longer winter? This confuses me.

When we lived in VT, to see the sun shining in February would have been nearly miraculous.  I can't imagine that PA is so different from VT.  This causes me to wonder why it doesn't scream "winter is almost over!" when the sun is shining brightly on a February morning in PA?

Maybe I just don't have the mind for it.

Perhaps it's beyond my understanding that a cute and furry little groundhog can predict the duration of winter.

I wonder if I would have felt differently had he NOT seen his shadow?

Would it seem more official to me if Phil were equipped with a green screen behind him and showing a national weather map complete with Doppler radar?

Maybe I don't trust groundhogs?

I know, I know, it's all in good fun...good ol' Phil and his tux-wearing friends...

so is my entry.

Happy     l     o     n      g     winter to you all!

Comments

[Karen]

Dear Phil,
Next time you should wear some very dark sunglasses. I'm done being cold.
Thanks!
Karen

[Mar~]

Dear Karen,
Phil likes your idea (I sent him an email)and will take it up with the guys in the suits.
Thanks for your suggestion!
Aunt Mar~

PS I love that you GET it!

[Melanie Mounteer]

That is so funny. I have wondered about that as well. I always thought a good sunny day was a good sign. Though during the winter here in Logan I find myself praying for more storms to clear out the inversion. I'm so ready for spring.

Melanie

[jonathan]

Phil's phuzzy pheeling phrom phinding his shadow,
Phranking phinds me phrustrated phor no phantastic weather.

JD