Today is 2-2-22, a date that won't come around again for a long time. It's also Groundhogs Day, and evidently Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow, so plan for six more weeks of winter. No surprise today, but here's a fun fact, thanks to my trivia calendar. Do you know why some male groundhogs come out of their dens in early February? It's not to check the weather. Evidently they go looking for burrows where female groundhogs are still hibernating. Not to mate, yet, but to get to know each other before mating season starts in the spring. So I guess they just have the urge to snuggle, which I can understand in February. But now I'm wondering, if that groundhog comes scurrying back to his den and it's not because he's afraid of his shadow, is it because he is afraid of his hoped for lady love who is just not ready to wake up and really doesn't want his cold feet in her bed? Groundhogs can get grumpy.
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