Groundhog Day

It's Groundhog Day!

Groundhog Day is a holiday that probably confuses readers outside North America, and delights very few outside rural Pennsylvania.

It's a celebration of hope that Winter will go away - even though it never does.

Well - it does go away, but not on February 3rd.  It leaves March 21rst - if we're lucky.

 In Canada - they just figure they're stuck till May.

But Groundhog day is a day of hope

And perhaps misplaced faith.  Some skip the hope and faith and try to spend the cold months inside.

Looking for new hobbies like knitting for friends

Rearranging furniture

Vocational training

And blaming others for that stir-crazy feeling

Out-door snow people tend to enjoy this time of year.

Unless they're in certain yards

Animals differ on the joys of the season

And even some humans find reasons to savor it.

But for me - well, there are reasons I prefer the south.

I can usually cope - barring unrelated disappointments

But generally, come each groundhog day, I get a little edgy if the prediction goes the wrong way.

This winter, try forcing your pets into hard labor.

Potpourri - Not the Kind You Smoke

So it's the week after Thanksgiving and I'm thankful that I have a bunch of pictures for this post - it means I don't have to write much.
I'm also grateful for safety.  For instance.

I have no surgery scheduled

I have no trips to NY NY planned

Our erratic ways have kept the aliens at bay

I don't work at McDonalds

Most of my deadly enemies are out of town

I haven't gotten much chain mail lately

I'm grateful for animals

And that cats don't know much about snowballs

Mice are so compassionate

Not sure if this counts

So THAT'S what it's all about

I'm grateful for oddballs

Between 10 and 2 will he be there

THIS is a guy I'd vote for!

And finally, I'm grateful that...

A certain holiday is still more than three weeks away

Hey!  At least it's not February yet.