Every February2nd, North Americans (particularly in the colder parts) hear news broadcasts about the local groundhog’s weather forecast for the spring. The groundhog supposedly emerges from his hole in the ground, looks around and if he sees his shadow, winter will persist for 6 more weeks. If he doesn’t see his shadow because it’s cloudy outside – spring will come early. It doesn’t really seem to work around here, but I am always hoping for spring.
We think of Groundhog Day as North American, but we actually borrowed the tradition from Germany, where an animal predicts the weather/spring on Candlemas (February 2), and depending on the region, it may be a badger, a bear or even a fox.
This year, as we enter our second year of social isolating, the groundhog’s silly news will give me even more distraction and hopefully he will predict spring.
Everyday Lillie 
Well here in Eastern Canada it will definitely be an early Spring, no shadows today– between 5am-11am we are getting 20cm of snow which is currently happening. Then the temp starts going up from our current -1C to 8C and the heavy part of the system with 80km winds and 50+ mm of rain!
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Over here in Saskatchewan we are about to enter into another cold spell. We’ve been spoiled this Winter though so I don’t mind so much.
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Look at that gorgeous wee face! I wish we had groundhogs down here but they don’t like the sub tropics.
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THis groundhog looks really adorable and I did not know how it reacts to the different temperatures but I cant stop looking at that pretty face!
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