I wish to register a complaint...

...with the city of Punxsutawney, PA. Their groundhog either needs new glasses or he was lying through his front two teeth. I suspect he was paid off by the Fashion Consortium so they could push their spring wardrobes early.

Two weeks of warm weather followed by April snow is not spring, folks. Time for rodent stew!

Sarah G

Spring is Here

You may remember that, back on Groundhog Day (aka Imbolc), Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring. For a while, it even seemed like he might be right. It got warmer, our crocuses broke ground, and our maple tree began putting out leaves. A week or so later, the temperatures plummeted again and snow covered everything.

I’ve wanted to kick that groundhog ever since.

Today, though, on the first official day of spring, it is finally getting warm again. The flowering trees near my workplace are blooming, our crocuses are back in force, and the daffodils have opened up. New birds are visiting our feeder, and the squirrels are frolicking in our back yard.

Happy Ostara, everyone.