Surely NOT!

Today being Groundhog Day I went outside and took this photo.

I was told the big guy (have you ever seen a picture of Phil?) saw his shadow today. If he'd been here I don't think that would have been possible.

So I just checked AccuWeather.com for the weather in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania and the website shows it to be cloudy there too.

Being hopeful that my informant was wrong and Phil hadn't actually seen his shadow I then googled for Punxsutawney, PA and found this greeting from the town:

"Phil Says Six More Weeks!

Phil's official forecast as read February 2nd, 2009 at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob:

Hear Ye Hear Ye Hear Ye

On Gobbler's Knob on this glorious Groundhog Day, February 2nd, 2010, Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators awoke to the call of President Bill Deeley and greeted his handlers, John Griffiths and Ben Hughes.

After casting a joyful eye towards thousands of his faithful followers, Phil proclaimed, "If you want to know next, you must read my text. As the sky shines bright above me, my shadow I see beside me. So six more weeks of winter it will be." "

Say it ain't so, Joe - or Phil - or somebody - anybody?

Scenes From the Weekend

One of the little creeks near our house.


A neighbor's mail box.

Ice and snow.

Our patio bench.

Dani.

Smoke.

No pictures of Elliott. He likes to stay in where it's warm.

I hope you stayed warm this weekend.

A Song Parody

The sleet, ice and snow that's happening in Oklahoma right now isn't a laughing matter but sometimes humor helps.

You know how emails start getting forwarded around during an event - for instance, bad weather? One was delivered to my email box this afternoon. Not sure who came up with this parody of our state song but he/she is talented. If you happen to know the originator is I'd be happy to know so I can give them credit.


SNOW.....klahoma
Where the cold front's sweepin' down the plain
And the piles of sleet, beneath your feet
Follow right behind the freezing rain.

SNOW.....klahoma
Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Travel home from work and hope some jerk
Doesn't wreck our car passing by!

We know we belong to the land
But it could use some more salt and sand

That's why we say.....WHOA!
We're sliding the other way.....YIKES!

We're only sayin'
You're slick as snot SNOWklahoma
SNOWklahoma
SNOW-K-L-A-H-O-M-A

SNOWklahoma, SNOW-K!

Perfect Timing

I have a routine doctor's appointment this morning. It's a blessing that it was scheduled for today and not tomorrow when we're supposed to have another winter storm move into our area.

A few days ago I was checking the local library website to see if a copy of Joanne Fluke's Plum Pudding Murder was available. They have two copies but both were checked out. However, I was able to place a hold on one when it became available.

If you're not familiar with the Hannah Swenson series they're very light reading even though they are murder mysteries. Hannah owns a cookie shop and seems to get herself involved in all of the town's murder investigations, much to her mother's chagrin. The chapters are interspersed with various recipes, one of the things that drew me to the series in the first place.

Yesterday I checked the website again. The book has been checked in and put back for me to pick up. I'll be able to run by and get it while I'm in town this morning.

Now I'll have a book to read if we do get all the ice and snow that's predicted. What perfect timing!