It's a little after nine o'clock in the morning on Friday, February 2, 2018, which among other things, happens to be
Ground Hog Day. This is always the case (at least in the United States) on the second day of the second month of the year.
At this hour, in my time zone (E.S.T.), two well known ground hogs (who "serve" under the names of
Punxatawney Phil and
Staten Island Chuck) have made their predictions regarding the onset of 2018's spring season.
In
Pennsylvania, Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter, while on
Staten Island,
the rodent did not see a shadow and predicted an early spring would be coming to the
NYC area.
The predictions are in for 2018 from the creatures representing NYC and Pennsylvania, however, they are not the only groundhogs who serve as meteorologists, please refer to an article written by Jason Bittel which was
published by The Washington Post (2017) to learn more.
Meanwhile, since I have published a number of blog posts on subjects related to Groundhog Day (in bygone years), I'm letting another creature weigh in on the matter re 2018's Groundhog Day.
This particular one is a prominent member of the
Canadian Geese Community who spend much of their time within the lake in
Central Park. I came upon this silly goose while walking in Central Park yesterday and he/she brought to my attention the fact that his/her reflection could be seen in the lake; as evidenced in the photographs atop this entry.
Moreover, the goose wondered if seeing one's reflection qualified as a prediction that there will be six more weeks of winter. I realize that seeing a reflection of one's self is different than seeing his/her shadow; but I do concede that this goose makes a good point! What say you, dear reader?
