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An early spring! - Our Pugsutawney sees no shadow |
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The Record’s own adopted weather-predicting creature has forecast an early spring in the Eastern Townships. Pugsutawney Pug (dog-lovers will note he is not actually a rodent) failed to see his shadow when he emerged from his snowy burrow Saturday morning, otherwise known as Groundhog Day. 
As legend has it, if a hibernating groundhog comes out of his burrow and sees his shadow Feb. 2, there is supposed to be another six weeks of winter; no shadow means spring is on the way. Unfortunately, celebrity groundhogs have had very poor forecasting success in the past. However this year, Wiarton Willie in Ontario was on the same page as our own Pug, predicting the harsh winter will give way to an early spring. An early spring was similarly forecast by Canada’s other famous groundhog, Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam. But Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil disagreed, after seeing his shadow when roused from sleep. The first official day of spring is March 21.Feb. 4, 2008 |
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