2 out of 3 say no / myLot

St. Catharines, Ontario

February 2, 2021 7:48am CST

That's right, two out of three groundhogs say no to winter. Both Wiarton Willie and Shubenacadie Sam did not see their shadows this morning, therefore we will have an early spring here in Southern Ontario and Nova Scotia. Apparently, Punxsatawney Phil did see his. Sorry, northeastern US. Edited to add: I forgot about Fred La Marmotte. He didn't see his shadow, either.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471393)

• Switzerland

2 Feb 21

Let's see who is the one who is right. It's Candlemas here and the sun is shining, so we should have an early Spring.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47292)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Feb 21

Where I lived as a teen, we used to get our throats blessed this day.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47292)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Feb 21

@LadyDuck It's been so long, I guess I forgot which day it is. Of course, the churches aren't open, so it doesn't really matter that I misremembered. I always got a severe sore throat the day after.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471393)

• Switzerland

2 Feb 21

@BarBaraPrz Tomorrow we have our throat blessed, the 3rd of February, not the 2nd.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (51150)

• Canada

2 Feb 21

That's a nice prediction, now let's wait and see if Mother Nature is in agreeance.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47292)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Feb 21

Well, my local weather forecast for tomorrow and Thursday say sunny and above zero temps.

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Janey1966

@Janey1966 (24170)

• Carlisle, England

2 Feb 21

Try saying all those names when you're bladdered! We had a bit of snow earlier but it's just damp now. Daffodils won't be long in flowering though, hopefully.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47292)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

2 Feb 21

We've had snow pretty much everyday since last Tuesday, so I don't think I'll be seeing my daffs for a while yet.