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Monday, February 2, 2009
Ground Hog Day
I want to wish everyone a Happy Ground Hog Day and announce that I saw my shadow. So gird your loins; winter isn't finished.
Keith needs to find a picture of a groundhog. I watched the "ceremony" on television this morning (just happened to catch on the news - didn't schedule the viewing), and I was struck by how truly ugly a groundhog is. And this is the 122nd year for it! The handler was not wearing gloves; I assume this is a "tame" groundhog.
I too am partially girded - but it is because after spending December in bed and January eating everything that could not run away, my belt only goes about half way around my waist.
We are supposed to get more snow in the next couple of days but it is too warm for it to stick - the cold comes after the snow as it frequently does in these parts. I have some lovely pictures from our last snow that I will have to share at some point. Saint Fiacre wreathed in snow is an unusual sight here.
I had ground hogs getting under my Russellville house last year. I met one who was preparing to dive under the house. I don't know which one of us was more startled. I agree with Lucy that this picture is a lot cuter than the one I met. My next door neighbor finally got rid of the pests. Charlotte, I got up to icy snow this a.m. Not much but my side steps that never get sun were icy and unsweepable. I used some salt to get the melting started. Did you get snow in Rocky Mount? Lucy won't get snow in Hilton Head but I bet it can really get cold there. My loins will be covered when I have to go out for a medical test around 1:00. Like you, Charlotte, I have been eating everything that cannot get away so now I am back to trying to lose. I lost lots of weight last summer but it has returned from navel to knees yet again. Loin girding is more problematic. Tonight, we are supposed to get another frosty dusting of snow. It is nothing in comparison to KY and Massachusetts I know. I just needed to whine.
No snow here, Ann. I even woke up in the wee hours and looked out to see - we got rain and quite a bit of it so I suppose it was a blessing that it was not colder. The sun is partly out now but it is very chilly.
Tonight the little roses will have to go back into their little fortress against the cold for sure. I hope I can get these babies through to spring. I have tried planting bands out directly and they don't do well here so this was my only alternative - a year in the pot to grow longer, stronger roots and then into the garden they go - "sink ye swim ye, ye bonny bairns, ye'll get no mair from me - well, maybe some "food" and some Epsom salts, but the reason I like old roses is that they don't need a lot of attention which I am not apt to give.
I was right about groundhogs - saw a segment on television that one bit the Mayor of New York; of course, he put his hand in the cage, as did those folks in Pennsylvania.
Lucy, anyone who dares to put their hand in the cage with a groundhog might deserve to be bitten. The groundhog that I met outside my house did not look hospitable. Charlotte, I believe you got snow last night. Hope you got those roses sequestered. We only got a dusting and it wasn't as slick here this a.m. I could actually maneuver my side steps without fear of falling this a.m. Keith, I am beginning to love the groundhog picture you added. He or she is so happy to have seen his shadow. We, after all of this inhospitable weather, are supposed to be in the 60's by the weekend. Then, it will probably snow again, and the groundhog's prediction will once again be fulfilled.
Ann, we did get a dusting of snow on the grass but nothing to get excited about.
Anyone who handles animals or birds for that matter needs to understand that their cage is their territory and a hand stuck inside will likely be bitten. I always let the birds out before I handle them and I always handle them with care and the understanding that I may be bitten - their ways are not our ways. A little common sense goes a long way - unfortunately in some circles there seems so little of it.
We may have been for the most part "city" kids, but most of us were still country raised - unfortunately, too few have that advantage in these modern times.
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Keith needs to find a picture of a groundhog. I watched the "ceremony" on television this morning (just happened to catch on the news - didn't schedule the viewing), and I was struck by how truly ugly a groundhog is. And this is the 122nd year for it! The handler was not wearing gloves; I assume this is a "tame" groundhog.
Voila, one groundhog picture added to Ann's post.
I hope everyone had a Happy Groundhog Day. I certainly did. Did some photography today, no groundhogs found, but lots of birds.
Up our way, the groundhog was confused. Half the day he saw his shadow, the other half was cloudy, no shadow. So I have partly girded my loins.
I too am partially girded - but it is because after spending December in bed and January eating everything that could not run away, my belt only goes about half way around my waist.
We are supposed to get more snow in the next couple of days but it is too warm for it to stick - the cold comes after the snow as it frequently does in these parts. I have some lovely pictures from our last snow that I will have to share at some point. Saint Fiacre wreathed in snow is an unusual sight here.
Keith - That groundhog is a lot cuter than the one I saw on television.
I had ground hogs getting under my Russellville house last year. I met one who was preparing to dive under the house. I don't know which one of us was more startled. I agree with Lucy that this picture is a lot cuter than the one I met. My next door neighbor finally got rid of the pests. Charlotte, I got up to icy snow this a.m. Not much but my side steps that never get sun were icy and unsweepable. I used some salt to get the melting started. Did you get snow in Rocky Mount? Lucy won't get snow in Hilton Head but I bet it can really get cold there. My loins will be covered when I have to go out for a medical test around 1:00. Like you, Charlotte, I have been eating everything that cannot get away so now I am back to trying to lose. I lost lots of weight last summer but it has returned from navel to knees yet again. Loin girding is more problematic. Tonight, we are supposed to get another frosty dusting of snow. It is nothing in comparison to KY and Massachusetts I know. I just needed to whine.
Ann P.
No snow here, Ann. I even woke up in the wee hours and looked out to see - we got rain and quite a bit of it so I suppose it was a blessing that it was not colder. The sun is partly out now but it is very chilly.
Tonight the little roses will have to go back into their little fortress against the cold for sure. I hope I can get these babies through to spring. I have tried planting bands out directly and they don't do well here so this was my only alternative - a year in the pot to grow longer, stronger roots and then into the garden they go - "sink ye swim ye, ye bonny bairns, ye'll get no mair from me - well, maybe some "food" and some Epsom salts, but the reason I like old roses is that they don't need a lot of attention which I am not apt to give.
I was right about groundhogs - saw a segment on television that one bit the Mayor of New York; of course, he put his hand in the cage, as did those folks in Pennsylvania.
Lucy, anyone who dares to put their hand in the cage with a groundhog might deserve to be bitten. The groundhog that I met outside my house did not look hospitable. Charlotte, I believe you got snow last night. Hope you got those roses sequestered. We only got a dusting and it wasn't as slick here this a.m. I could actually maneuver my side steps without fear of falling this a.m. Keith, I am beginning to love the groundhog picture you added. He or she is so happy to have seen his shadow. We, after all of this inhospitable weather, are supposed to be in the 60's by the weekend. Then, it will probably snow again, and the groundhog's prediction will once again be fulfilled.
Ann P.
Ann, we did get a dusting of snow on the grass but nothing to get excited about.
Anyone who handles animals or birds for that matter needs to understand that their cage is their territory and a hand stuck inside will likely be bitten. I always let the birds out before I handle them and I always handle them with care and the understanding that I may be bitten - their ways are not our ways. A little common sense goes a long way - unfortunately in some circles there seems so little of it.
We may have been for the most part "city" kids, but most of us were still country raised - unfortunately, too few have that advantage in these modern times.
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