Nothing is certain about the ground hog except
that it is a tradition. It is not a reliable instrument.
Was its shadow seen or thought to be seen. No one
knows and sometimes even drops the animal. The
Weatherman says winds and snow at eleven. When
eleven comes it is still and sunny. So much for accuracy,
even in the short term. It is fun, though. In six weeks, we
will know. I think of the two winters when I only needed
snowplowing four times. Unfortunately, two of them were
in April. I wonder what the animal thought about that.
As for me, I wasn’t too happy, but that’s life.
Steve Haarman aka Stanski
February 3, 2025, ^
Steve Haarman 