聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 It鈥檚 said that on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, that if a groundhog comes out of its burrow and sees his shadow that there will be six more weeks of winter, while if he doesn鈥檛 see his shadow it means that spring will be coming early.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Well, it looks like Wiarton Willie (Ontario鈥檚 groundhog) and Shubenacadie Sam (Nova Scotia鈥檚 official groundhog) both didn鈥檛 see their shadows鈥� but, they鈥檙e eastern groundhogs, so maybe they鈥檒l be getting an early spring out that way.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The most famous of all groundhogs, however, Pennsylvania鈥檚 Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It鈥檚 kind of a fun tradition as people always seem to look forward to Groundhog Day, will he or won鈥檛 he see his shadow?
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In Saskatchewan, although not an 鈥渙fficial鈥� weather predicting groundhog, has emerged to say that there will be more winter in the coming months. Whelan Woody has apparently predicted 10 more weeks of winter as opposed to the usual six鈥� but the Saskatchewan groundhog has also predicted good things to come for the Saskatchewan Roughriders鈥� both items are up for debate, but only time will tell if Whelan Woody was correct.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Whelan Woody is rather new to his forecasts, but apparently he鈥檚 been correct since he started three years ago.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Personally, I don鈥檛 think a groundhog can tell the weather鈥� I could be wrong, but I do think it鈥檚 one of those fun things our society does that we bond over. It鈥檚 something little that creates conversation and it kind of makes you feel like a little kid again because I remember finding out what Groundhog Day was in elementary school. It was quite a bit of fun to think this little creature would be coming out to tell us if there would be an early spring or more winter.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Typically in Saskatchewan, I think we mostly get more winter, but it鈥檚 just one of those traditions that endure. Despite crazy things going on in the world, it鈥檚 nice to have something of a different topic to discuss.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 I was on some form of social media the other day and had a laugh. We were quite preoccupied with everything going on in the United States and most people still are, but the post says that it鈥檚 a good season in Canada because we鈥檝e been distracted by the troubles in the world by 鈥淩oll up the rim鈥� season at Tim Horton鈥檚.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 And it鈥檚 true, there鈥檚 terrible things in the world; but, you can鈥檛 fret about them every minute of every day, and little things that bring excitement whether it鈥檚 Groundhog Day or a 鈥淩oll up the rim,鈥� I think it鈥檚 important in life to grasp at the little things that can lighten your mood.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 We might have first world problems鈥� I use this excuse all the time, someone else has it worse than me, my problems are first world problems. However, at the same time, my problems are still problems and are still relevant to me and my mental health no matter what someone else鈥檚 problems happen to be. I am lucky to have the problems I have to deal with, but they do remain problems. So, enjoy the little things that make you happy.
