I *DO* love to learn new things, but feeling REALLY DUMB that I was today years old when I found out that a
Groundhog is the SAME THING as a
Woodchuck!
...and they are sometimes called "Whistle Pigs" for the sound they make.
BTW, here's the scoop on THIS YEAR's prediction from the rodent meteorologist:
"Punxsutawney Phil was back at it again celebrating Groundhog Day with thousands in Pennsylvania on Thursday, forecasting six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow during the annual spectacle at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney.
Thousands watched on as Phil popped out of his burrow at 7:25 a.m. to frigid 20-degree weather." from an article online.
Other STUFF I learned today (by reading my daily reflection books -- see list of these at the end of this post):
Cross Quarter Day - Feb 2
I learned a new thing called Cross Quarter Days b/c today is one of the 4 that occur each year. Today is Imbolc or Candlemas and it is 6 weeks AFTER the Winter Solstice and 6 weeks BEFORE the Spring Equinox. This is apparently a Celtic thing...read more about Cross Quarter Days.
Kinnikinnick
Often smoked by Native Americans that is a combination of sage, white clover, bearberry and mullein.
Lastly - a random photo I came across from FB Memories today of me & the WAMS in 1987 at Homecoming or some dance back in my college days!
