Groundhog day

[Dave]

It is groundhog day. No groundhogs or shadows here today. 31 degrees, cloudy and spitting snow. But beings as groundhog day is a national holiday I am celebrating by taking some pork sausage out of the freezer. Not certain how I am going to cook it but it is "ground hog" thus what everyone should eat to celebrate this holiday.

 

[farmerjan]

Well, stupid Puxetawny Phill saw his shadow this morning... 6 more weeks of winter... Yeah, as if his shadow really matters.
We have gone from record cold and that snow /ice mess, to about an inch of rain and now going to have record high temps this next week or 2.
Then with our luck we will get a blizzard or something in March.

It's winter... take the good with the bad... Would rather it be colder this month and then warm up going into March when we get into serious spring calving... but then, mother nature doesn't listen to me...

 

[Dave]

They claim that Puxetanwy Phil is correct 35% of the time. That makes him more accurate than the majority of the weathermen and women of TV.

 

[CowboyRam]

Whether Phill see's his shadow or not we usually always have six more weeks of winter.

 

[SmokinM]

Whether Phill see's his shadow or not we usually always have six more weeks of winter.

Isn't that the beauty of WY is it is either 6 more weeks of winter or 6 weeks til winter.

 

[CowboyRam]

Groundhog Day 2025 prediction is out: How accurate is Punxsutawney Phil, other furry forecasters?

Who is the nation’s most accurate groundhog?

www.al.com

 

[CowboyRam]

Groundhog Day: Wyoming’s Lander Lil Doesn’t See Shadow (And No One Shot At Her)

Lander Lil, the famous Wyoming prairie dog who predicts the weather better than Punxsutawney Phil, didn’t see her shadow Sunday. Also, no one shot at her…

cowboystatedaily.com

 

[Dave]

My travels in Wyo led me to believe that spring can occur on July 3, summer on July 4, and fall on July 5. The rest of the year is either winter or has the potential to be winter. I always wanted to move to Ten Sleep when I retired but the wife didn't want to move that far from her family.

 

[greybeard]

Upper 70s to mid 80s for the next 10 days here. Currently 61 degF

 

[CowboyRam]

My travels in Wyo led me to believe that spring can occur on July 3, summer on July 4, and fall on July 5. The rest of the year is either winter or has the potential to be winter. I always wanted to move to Ten Sleep when I retired but the wife didn't want to move that far from her family.

It is pretty around Ten Sleep, but they get to much snow. I think Thermopolis would be a nice place to retire in.

 

[Silver]

Regardless of what the rodents may predict, up here we just know we get 7 months of winter and 5 months of marginal to poor sledding.

 

[Farm Family]

Our closest rodent is predicting an early spring. With -38 tonight it seems he is crazy. No matter the days are getting longer…at least now I drive to work in the daylight and return in daylight. But for this week it's cold

 

[greybeard]

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

Don't think the groundhog has ever been correct here. I'll still be snowmobiling in April for sure and possibly May still.

 

[kenny thomas]

 

[greybeard]

exact same recipe I have for "baked coon-a la delta" , except first ingredient.