Tuesday, February 2

Groundhog's Day

The Old Scots Poem:

"As the light grows longer
The cold grows stronger
If Candlemas be fair and bright
Winter will have another flight
If Candlemas be cloud and snow
Winter will be gone and not come again
A farmer should on Candlemas day
Have half his corn and half his hay
On Candlemas day if thorns hang a drop
You can be sure of a good pea crop"
The groundhog (Marmota monax) is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels.                                                

                                                             

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