Groundhog Day

Feb 2nd is the official "Ground Hog Day". Ground hog (photo on left) is an animal that hibernates in the winter and its emergence from the ground symbolized the arrival of spring. It is said that if the Ground hog emerges from his burrow and 'see his shadow', he will go back to his burrow and stay in for another six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't 'see his shadow', then he will remain outside because he knows spring will arrive early.

Photo courtesy from Matt

There's even a movie with the same name titled 'Groundhog Day' starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Murray played an egocentric TV weatherman, Phil Connors who was send to cover the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney with his producer Rita, (played by MacDowell) and a cameraman, finds himself repeating the same day over and over again. In the repetition of that day, he starts to reexamine his life and priorities. Its a pretty humorous and interesting movie but can get a little draggy at time. I'll rate this movie 3 1/2 stars out of 5.

P/S: In reality, there is a famous Groundhog in Punxsutawney known as Punxsutawney Phil who has been predicting the weather for over 120 years! There's even an official Site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club...

Looking forward to Spring!

Cheerios and keep Smiling!
With Love from PoohBear