Ground Hog Day

That day when we hope that winter comes to an early end, and then look forward for another 2-3 months of wintery weather.

Punxsutawaney isn’t Seeing His Shadow As Much Nowadays

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Punxsutawney Phil is seeing his shadow less these days compared to 30 years ago:

1887-1990: No Shadow 10%. (9 times – no shadow. 83 times – shadow, 10 times – no record, 1 shadow cast by war.)
1991-2020: No Shadow 30%. (9 times – no shadow. 21 times – shadow.)

Statistically, the average since 1887, is the Ground Hog doesn’t see his shadow 19% of the time. But if you look at the most recent 30 year average, you see the Ground Hog is much more likely (30%) to predict an early spring.

For a while I thought about going to Punxsutawney for Ground Hog Day

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For a while I thought about going to Punxsutawney for Ground Hog Day… 🐻

But the truth is Ground Hog Day is in the middle of winter – literally – and kind of cold. There isn’t a lot of camping areas nearby so there is a good chance that I’d have to stay in a hotel and I hate staying indoors when I travel. It’s such an early morning, high on a steep hill that this morning was probably quite icy with the snow that came down. So I’m kind of glad I just watched the celebration on my phone, even though it would have been a perfect day to go down there, being a Sunday morning. 

16 mornings until the future of our country is determined

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16 mornings until the future of our country is determined…

Ground Hog Day! 🐻

This year Ground Hog Day is on a Sunday. I thought about going down to Punxsutawney but it’s a pretty early morning in the winter and the roads are bound to be icy. Camping areas are closed not there is a lot nearby because Punxsutawney is pretty remote farm and coal country. I do remember going down Pennsylvania 36 last autumn – a pretty remote road north of Punxsutawney but with many scars from a century and a half of mining coal. I am sure though it’s pretty wild country with great country folk, strong accents lots of hunting, trapping and farming going on.