Will Buckeye Chuck the official groundhog of Ohio emerge wearing Mardi Gras beads this year? 

Not because of any incident in the world of college football but because of how early, Easter, Lent and thus Mardi Gras is this year?  While we are on the subject of football... Buckeye Chuck is going to stay up and watch the Super Bowl game Sunday... isn't he?  At least for the commercials.

Groundhogs Day is Saturday February 2, 2008 and Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is on February 5, 2008.  With Super Bowl Sunday in between... what a year!

If the groundhog sees his shadow on Groundhogs Day we will have six more weeks of winter.  If Buckeye Chuck (In Marion Ohio, just north of Columbus) does not see his shadow we will have an early spring. 

Think about the white shoes, spring dresses and flowery bonnets of Easter, Buckeye Chuck.  Easter is on March 23, 2008... please tell us it's going to be an early spring this year.  Wait until you think about that week... Sunday is Palm Sunday, Monday is St. Patrick's Day... Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

The image is a Real Living ecard.  Happy Groundhogs Day

Buckeye Chuck says: 

"SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER?

"Under overcast skies," Ohio's official  groundhog Buckeye Chuck failed to see his shadow:

According to legend, if the groundhog sees his shadow on February 2, there will be six weeks of bad weather prior to the arrival of spring; and if he doesn’t, the next six weeks will be mild.

So, you may wonder why we take our weather predictions from a rodent that’s afraid of its own shadow. While it may seem frivolous, Groundhog Day actually has a long and solemn history. "

So that means Ohio's Buckeye Chuck is forecasting an early spring?  yahooo!!!!

Yesterday... I thought this was all a farce that it was a matter of looking at the calendar to see of course there is six more weeks of winter....

Happy Groundhogs Day!!! 

For me anyway the news that spring is on it's way will help me with the cold and snow we are going to get hit with now.  

Copyright 2007 Discover Columbus and Maureen McCabe

Ohio - Groundhogs Day 2007 if you believe in Santa Claus, the tooth fairy and the Easter Bunny, stop reading now...

2007 my second groundhogs day as a blogger....

Blogger Fred Pickard of Pennsylvannia recently wrote :Since I'm not too far away from "Groundhog Central" I thought some might be interested in the premier groundhog day celebration held in Punxsutwaney, Pa."

Blogger Lisa Dunn of Minnesota wrote of groundhogs too... and ties it into the Super Bowl and real estate...

A year ago  researching groundhogs I came to a sad, sad realization...   

February 1, 2006 - Everything you always wanted to know about Groundhogs Day but were afraid to ask

February 2, 2006 - It's fixed....

Our official Groundhog is Buckeye Chuck in Marion Ohio. 

If you are not in Ohio but need to find the official Goundhog for your local area here's the list: Groundhog's for your local weather prognosticator but don't get your hopes up....

Groundhog photo compliments of Geek Philosopher he looks more like a prarie dog than a fat Ohio Woodchuck to me.. but I mostly see those dead at the side of the road, not the best photo opportunity.

Copyright 2007 Discover Columbus and Maureen McCabe

I was sure Buckeye Chuck would not see his shadow.  I was sure we would have an early spring... we have not had a winter... yet.

I should post a Groundhogs Day Greeting to my blog but I am so depressed.  Six weeks more of winter!  The trees are budding.  My daffodils are coming up.  Is it fixed?  Do "they"  just say he saw his shadow because it is six weeks to spring on the calendar?  Why do they get my hopes up? Did any of the US and Canadian groundhogs see their shadows?

I had such high hopes.

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