Punxsutawney Phil Was Wrong

Everyone's favorite ground hog, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted six more weeks of winter back on February 2nd. It looks like he was right on target for most of the country, but not us. You'd think being in New England that we would get the brunt of cold weather, but not always. When the rest of the country was being assaulted by cold, snowy weather we were not. Oranges were freezing in Florida, but everything was a-okay here in the north. Sure we got cold weather down into the -20s, but overall I could go outside without a coat; temperature stayed mostly in the high teens or 20s.

Yesterday I was bracing for the delivery of a good 10" of snow. Brown grass gets ugly to look at after so long. Did it happen? Nope. Not up here just an hour south of Canada! Today it is nearly 40 degrees and the little bit of snow we did get has turned to a slushy mess. I heard today that Mr. Weatherperson said we are going to get up to 16" out of this storm that is heading our way tonight and tomorrow. So far not a drop, but then it's only a quarter to eleven in the morning.

It's not that I'm complaining really. I don't enjoy the hassle of snow. Even having lived in snowy areas for the last 22 years I still think the best snow is on the mountains where it belongs (not in my driveway). Six more weeks of winter as Phil predicted (how does he do that anyway) does not look like it will happen in our neck of the woods. Then again, we're supposed to be getting that 16" of snow tonight and tomorrow. We'll just wait and see. Maybe Phil will redeem himself after all. If he doesn't, I'll still like him anyway. I'm a sucker for fat, furry animals.

photo by mandj98