It seems even Punxsutawney Phil is observing strict quarantine and social distancing guidelines. Phil has canceled all in-person events and has scheduled to broadcast his revelations streaming online via his Facebook Page and his YouTube channel. His show starts at 6:30 am EST, which is 5:30 am here in Chicago. Sorry, buddy boy, but I don’t function well at that hour of the morning. I intended to be snug in my bed and sleeping like the dead. I will have to catch the re-run at a more reasonable hour, after a cup of coffee.
February 2nd is an astronomical holiday, the year’s first cross-quarter day, to be specific. A cross-quarter day falls halfway between the solstice and the equinox. They also call it Candlemas or Imbolc. The other three cross-quarter days are May Day on May 1st also called Beltane. August 1st is Lughnasadh or Lammas Day, and October 31st is called Samhain, or Halloween. In our calendar system, verse the astrological system, those exact days can vary, and the dates offer intriguing traditions to explore.
The people at The Farmers’ Almanac published their predictions, and they say, “winter is here for the long haul.” Despite Spring’s official arrival on March 20, their forecast is “warmer spring-like weather may not arrive until a little later.” It looks like we are in store for more exciting times and are about to experience a wild ride into Spring. Nobody said finding Paradise would be easy.
Are you hoping for a sunny day or, are you wishing for an early spring?
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How funny that the groundhog has to go viral too! I think winter will continue, but I don’t think it will be so cold. We’ve had a mild winter. So, maybe more snow, but today was a lovely day, nice and pleasant to walk outside. Hoping the sun melted some of it. Poor garbage truck was getting stuck everywhere.
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Yes, I thought it was funny, Phil and his Inner Circle with a Facebook Page and a YouTube channel. I don’t mind the snow so much, just the grey, gloomies. There is something special about sunny winter day and their crystal blue skies. ❄😊💕
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This morning I happened to see PHIL LIVE. It was a quick ceremony. The best part was the Pennsylvania Polka song they played. I wrote a post on it… I bet people were celebrating at home. That’s such a FUN song. I wanted to post it, but I”m not sure if YouTube is allowing that. Do you know?
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I don’t see why you couldn’t post it? Give it a try. Kudos to you for being awake that early. I am NOT a morning person. Morning Zombie, 🧟♀️🧟♀️🧟♀️ yes, but its not pretty.
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I’m definitely a morning person, up at 5 every day “without” an alarm clock. It’s my Mom’s fault. She used to wake me up early ALL the time and say we could have coffee together. AND NOW LOOK… it’s a habit!
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You mean you have to wake up early to have coffee? Ha. Glad I didn’t get the memo. I can drink coffee all day long. 😉☕☕☕
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I’d like some good black tea leaves. I get tired of Barry’s, PG Tips and Tetley and I like it British style in the tea pot with milk. Need to do some research. Since we are staying home, change things up a bit. 🙂
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I haven’t found the winter in my neck of the woods to be as cold and miserable as previous years so I will be happy either way. We shall see what happens.
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This last week we’ve had almost 2 feet of snow, and they are saying another 2-4 inches on Thursday, then temps down around 0 next week. We will see. 😄❄❄❄
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you for sharing. 💕☕💕
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Always a pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, Dear!
😊💕🌹
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