If Candlemas
Day is bright and clear,
There'll
be
two winters in the year.
Following the most hallowed holiday, I am happy to report no major
accidents associated
with our celebrations of the prognosticating
abilities of
terrestrial
sciurud friends on Imbolog...the major players
predicted the
following:
Punxsutawney Phil--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
Dunkirk Dave--did not see his shadaw...an early spring
Dover Doug--did
not see his shadow...an early spring...kind of...Groundhog day was
canceled due to bad weather!
Wiarton Willie--did not see his shadow...an early
spring
General Beauregard
Lee--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
Jimmy the Groundhog--did not see his shadow...an early spring
Shubenacadie Sam
--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
Don't
be
disconcerted
by the lack of agreement...this is science!
Wait a second for the first time in many years there is agreement!
Groundhog Day Links:
The following links will allow you to explore the wonders of one of the 'high holy days of biology'--enjoy!
Links
to the Sciurid Prognosticators--hey
this is a competitive science!
Punxsutawneyphil.com
--Pennsylvania's
famous predictor
Wiarton
Willie --Ontario's Albino Whistlepig
General
Beauregard
Lee --Georgia's Prognosticator
Dunkirk
Dave --New York's Woodchuck
Jimmy
--Sun Prairie, Wisconsins squealpig
Dover
Doug --from Dover, Pennsylvania.
No
links for these 'chucks but that doesn't mean that we don't value their
predictions:
Many
of these are mapped at: http://www.groundhogsday.com/groundhogcentral.php
Agua
Fria
Freddie--this is how we do it in Tucson...with a rattlesnake
Arkla-homa
Will--from the land of the razorbacks...Arkansas
Balzac
Bill
--Alberta's favorite rodent
prognosticator
Birmingham
Bill --another whistle pig from Dixie
Brandon Bob--Manitoba's prognosticating
woodchuck
Buckeye Chuck --from Ohio, groundhog heaven
Cajun
Groundhog...with a bit of spice...New Iberia, LA
Chuck
Wood--from Chicagoland's own
Chuckles
--from Manchester CN
Cloudy
and
Sunny --from Brookfield Children's
Zoo, IL
Concord
Charlie
--from Athens WV
Connecticut
Chuckles--from Manchester, CT
Dixie
Dan
--Tupelo, MS
Dover Doug --from
Dover, PA
East
Town
Jack --from East Randolph, NY
Florham
Park
Phil...from the Garden State...Florham Park, NJ
Florida
Phyllis
--from Apopka, FL
French
Creek
Freddie --from West Virginia
Furby the Wonder Chicken --the official
Ground
Chicken of Vancouver
Gary
the
Groundhog --from Kleinburg, Ontario
Hawkeye
--from Marshall County, Iowa
Holland
Huckleberry--from Ohio
Lander
Lil--From plains of Wyoming
Lil Bit -- from Lexington NC
Lily--from the St. Louis Zoo
Malverne
Mel --straight from Long Island, NY
Metompkin
Max
--from the Delmarva Peninsula
Milltown
Mel
--from New Jersey
Noah
the
one-eyed Groundhog--From Oxford, Michigan
Octorara Orphie --from Lancaster PA
Pennichuck
Chuck --From New Hampshire
Petaluma Pete --from Petaluma, CA
Pierre
C.
Shadeaux --from New Iberia, LA
Poor
Richard --From York PA
Ridge
Lea
Larry...from Western NY
Shubenacadie
Sam --North America's first prediction of the day from
Nova Scotia
Sir Walter Wally --From North Carolina
Staten Island Chuck--From the City itself
Two Rivers Tunnel --Two Rivers, Nova Scotia
Unadilla
Bill --From the land of the Cornhuskers
Uni...a bit stuffy he is...from Myerstown,
PA
Woody --from Howell, MI
Woodstock
Willie --Woodstock, Illinois
Links
to
the Origins of the Holiday:
FYI about
Groundhog
Day from Earth & Sky
Groundhog
Day
from the North of Boston Library Exchange
Miscellaneous
Links:
Send
a Free Groundhog Day Card!
Results from the Major Players in 2010:
Following the most hallowed holiday, I am happy to report no major
accidents associated
with our celebrations of the prognosticating
abilities of
terrestrial
sciurud friends on Imbolog...the major players
predicted the
following:
Punxsutawney Phil--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Dunkirk Dave--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
Wiarton Willie--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
General Beauregard
Lee--did not see his shadow...an early
spring
Jimmy the Groundhog--did not see his shadow...an early spring
Shubenacadie Sam
--saw his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Following the most hallowed holiday, I am happy to report no major
accidents associated
with our celebrations of the prognosticating
abilities of
terrestrial
sciurud friends on Imbolog...the major players
predicted the
following:
Punxsutawney Phil--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Dunkirk Dave--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
PeeWee--No longer does public appearances in February
Wiarton Willie--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
General Beauregard
Lee--did not see his shadow...an early
spring
Jimmy the Groundhog--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Shubenacadie Sam
--saw his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Following the most hallowed holiday, I am happy to report no major
accidents associated
with our celebrations of the prognosticating
abilities of
terrestrial
sciurud friends on Imbolog...the major players
predicted the
following:
Punxsutawney Phil--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Dunkirk Dave--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
PeeWee--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Wiarton Willie--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
General Beauregard
Lee--did not see his shadow...an early
spring
Jimmy the Groundhog--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
Shubenacadie Sam
--did not see his shadow...an early spring
Following the most hallowed holiday, I am happy to report no major
accidents associated
with our celebrations of the prognosticating
abilities of
terrestrial
sciurud friends on Imbolog...the major players
predicted the
following:
Punxsutawney Phil--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
Dunkirk Dave--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
PeeWee--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Wiarton Willie--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
General Beauregard
Lee--did not see his shadow...an early
spring
Jimmy the Groundhog--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Shubenacadie Sam
--did not see his shadow...an early spring
Lily--she will be sleeping in...that hibernation thing ya know...I think that is a hint!
Results from the Major Players in 2005:
Punxsutawney Phil--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Dunkirk Dave--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
PeeWee--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Wiarton Willie--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
General Beauregard
Lee--did not see his shadow...an early
spring
Jimmy the Groundhog--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
Shubenacadie Sam --saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Lily--refused to come out...I think that is a hint!
Results from the Major Players in 2004:
Punxsutawney Phil--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Dunkirk Dave---saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
PeeWee---saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Wiarton Willie--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
General Beauregard
Lee--did not see his shadow...an early
spring
Jimmy the Groundhog--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
Shubenacadie Sam
--did not see his shadow...an early spring
Lily--refused to emerge in St. Louis!
Results from the Major Players in 2003:
Punxsutawney Phil--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Jimmy the Groundhog--saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Dunkirk Dave---saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
PeeWee---saw
his shadow...6 more weeks of winter
Wiarton Willie--did
not see his shadow...an early spring
General Beauregard
Lee--did not see his shadow...an early
spring