Groundhog Day
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (81006)
Daytona Beach, Florida
February 2, 2022 7:33pm CST
In the rush of another new month, I forgot it's Groundhog Day and those pesky critters have predicted another six weeks of winter, Saw their shadow, Speaking of the weather I was wondering why I have not seen our own weatherman around in a while @DocAndersen
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2022/02/02/groundhog-day-2022-punxsutawney-phil-predicts-more-winter-weather/9312409002/
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@DaddyEvil (137860)
• United States
3 Feb 22
Groundhogs most certainly didn't see their shadows here. We've had sleet and fine snow all day. 
I hope Florida has six more weeks of winter and the rest of the US gets warm pretty quickly. 
(It won't happen, but it's still funny!)
I hope Florida has six more weeks of winter and the rest of the US gets warm pretty quickly. (It won't happen, but it's still funny!)3 people like this
@RasmaSandra (81006)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Feb 22
@DaddyEvil I still have a bad head and achy from the cold and then zip up to warm temps don't wish more cold on me
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@DaddyEvil (137860)
• United States
4 Feb 22
@RasmaSandra *sigh* Fine, then ... I guess the rest of us are supposed to have six more weeks of winter just to keep you happy.
I do hope you feel better quickly... And when you do feel better, you can come help me shovel the over a foot of snow that's fallen with more coming down. 
Out my front door. Photo is mine from this morning.
I do hope you feel better quickly... And when you do feel better, you can come help me shovel the over a foot of snow that's fallen with more coming down.
Out my front door. Photo is mine from this morning.2 people like this
@RasmaSandra (81006)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Feb 22
@DaddyEvil, believe me, I am a good person and can be helpful and it I lived near you I certainly would offer a helping hand, Hey, I don't know if this will work for you but my husband back in Latvia, when there was a lot of snow, took a big outdoor broom and pushed through the snow and left clear paths for us to walk in the garden and did not shovel it all
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@Marilynda1225 (83176)
• United States
3 Feb 22
I don't put much merit on what the groundhog says but it is a bit sad to hear 6 more weeks of winter. This has really been a horribly cold winter here since January arrived. Florida has been getting it's share of cold weather too from what I see on the news.
Now that you mention it I haven't seen DocAndersen either.
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@LadyDuck (472213)
• Switzerland
4 Feb 22
@RasmaSandra @Marilynda1225 I left him a message, he replied that he cannot be here because he has shortage of time.
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@RasmaSandra (81006)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Feb 22
@Marilynda1225 whatever he's doing @LadyDuck says she has seen him posting on FB
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@RasmaSandra (81006)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Feb 22
That is just a simple thing they pull the poor groundhogs out of their homes and set them down and then look to see if they throw a shadow @sol_cee in the photo it looks like the poor animal is not amused at having his life disturbed again
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@RasmaSandra (81006)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Feb 22
Also, @JudyEv look at my previous replies about Doc, I don't think they make good pets where would they make their burrows?
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@JudyEv (342448)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Feb 22
@RasmaSandra Fair enough. I hadn't thought of that.
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@LindaOHio (182533)
• United States
3 Feb 22
My thoughts exactly. I am very concerned about Scott.
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@RasmaSandra (81006)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Feb 22
@LindaOHio see my reply to @Marilynda1225
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@LindaOHio (182533)
• United States
4 Feb 22
@RasmaSandra I left him a message on Facebook; and he said that he will be back soon!
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@averygirl72 (37947)
• Philippines
4 Feb 22
I'm not familiar with groundhog. I don't see them here
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@innertalks (22130)
• Australia
3 Feb 22
They even mentioned groundhog day on the radio here in Australia this morning.
A groundhog is a type of squirrel, and it made me ask myself if there are any squirrels in Australia,
They are not natural to Australia, but like a lot of other animals, the rabbit, the fox, the deer, camels, goats, etc., they were introduced here, a long time ago too.
We have some in Perth, in Western Australia, and some in Kew, in Victoria, apparently.
"Squirrels, family Sciuridae, are represented in Australia by two introduced species, the American Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Gmelin 1788, and the Northern Palm Squirrel (Funambulus pennantii) Wroughton 1905."
https://www.awe.gov.au/sites/default/files/env/pages/a117ced5-9a94-4586-afdb-1f333618e1e3/files/46-ind.pdf
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@RasmaSandra (81006)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Feb 22
Thank you for the information @innertalks
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