Candlemas Day

If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Winter has another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Winter will not come again.

Found a neat little history of how we came to celebrate Groundhog Day. Hope y'all enjoy the story of how two cultures blended together for what has become a fun little mid winter diversion. Oh and just so you know, Phil predicts an early spring. YAY!

picture from yahoo images

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Feb 02, 2011
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not precisely weird i suppose but appropriate for today.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/02/11 at 05:26 PM

He's really lucky he predicted an early spring. We called off the hit. Lucky for him as those squirrels were ready to take him out for just peanuts 😝

For those wanting to watch the old Bill Murray movie:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/33468/carrier-groundhog-day

Posted by ANON in Nowhere on 02/02/11 at 05:32 PM

thanks for the link sweetheart! the fat little squirrels will do the hit for you just to keep your doggie at bay!
:lol:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/02/11 at 05:57 PM

There's a town along the Mississippi that could use some hope today! 2ft of snow and drifts up to well over the kid's head! 😊

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/02/11 at 11:17 PM

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