happy groundhog day – at last it all makes sense!
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Feb2
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Feb2
dragons, and groundhogs, and snow – oh my!
the kinder celebrated the lunar new year
with a fierce painting of a chinese dragon
who will keep us all safe
woody the groundhog was scheduled to emerge this morning
on groundhog day
to predict how much longer winter will stick around
but..
we are now-
about to be hit with a MAJOR snowstorm.
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it’s truly a week
to celebrate things
big and small.
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in honor of groundhog day:
“what fresh hell is this?!”
-woody the groundhog
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in honor of the lunar new year:
“so comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!”
– j.r.r. tolkien
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in honor of the snow:
“snow day, bring it!”
-beth kennedy
Feb2
phil.
puxatawny phil with some other (less famous) celebs.
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it’s his big day, and one of my favorite fun holidays
no matter what he predicts
about the coming of spring
(*not sure about his accuracy)
i love his spirit.
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*the national climatic data center compared U.S. national temperatures from 1988 to 2012 to determine the accuracy of Phil’s predictions, and he’s only been proven correct 39% of the time — significantly worse than chance.
Feb2
groundhog.
“groundhog day is like a rock concert
but the people are better behaved and a groundhog is invited.”
-tom chapin
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image credit: trip savvy.com
Feb2
gettin’ jingy.
the big guy checks out the situation.
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“Groundhog found fog. New snows and blue toes.
Fine and dandy for Valentine candy.
Snow spittin’;
if you’re not mitten-smitten,
you’ll be frostbitten!
By jing-y feels spring-y.”
― The Old Farmer’s Almanac
Feb2
up all night.
a glimpse into the real story behind the legend.
the groundhog
stays up all night
trying to calculate
exactly when spring will arrive
and is exhausted
when they wake him up
to bring him out
early in the morning
for his official prediction
each february 2nd
on groundhog day.
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“i’m so tired…i was up all night trying to round off infinity.”
-steven wright
Feb2
groundhog.
“turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.”
~maori proverb
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happy groundhog day
and
may your face find the sun.
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image credit: angel sarkela-saur
Feb2
here’s to the groundhog.
– happy groundhog day –
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image credit: eachdayisacelebration.com
Feb2
to be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. ~george santayana
once in a while
there are those perfect days
when holidays collide
today is one such day
groundhog’s day
and
an official snow day from school
a surprise gift from the universe
and i will celebrate both
“today is “ground-hog’s day” in many parts of the united states,
and candlemas day in many other parts of the world.
from time immemorial,
it has been a critical day in the affairs of the weather.
the character of the second of february is
really of much more importance
than whether the first of march comes in like a lion or a lamb.”
the simplest form of the adage is:—
if candlemas day be bright and clear,
there’ll be two winters in that year.
~hartford courant, 1877
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image credits: genuinemudpie.org, brownie groundhog, the february fox, by susan blackaby
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