Did 'Augusta Al' See His Shadow?

No Sign of Stirring at the Local Groundhog Hole


File photo of 'Augusta Al.'

'Augusta Al' must have slept in. Either that or he became the victim of my neighbor's pistol practice and I wasn't aware of his demise. In Summers past I would awaken in the backyard hammock to his steely rodent gaze. He was a big groundhog.

This morning I walked up the hill to see if Al had stirred yesterday. There was no way he could have seen his shadow anyway but I wanted to know. I walked up the trail to the woods and came to the place where Al's hole was... no sign of fresh stirring. Al had indeed slept in.

There were plenty of signs of early Spring perhaps, but not a sign of marmot activity.

So I'll have to go with the six weeks of Winter theory put out by others. You can only trust a climate expert like 'Al' with a reasonable dose of skepticism.

"Augusta Al' Didn't See His Shadow

Mysterious Marmot Fails to Materialize


'Augusta Al' hasn't come out yet. He may be history.

It is a bright sunny day. Of course that would mean six more weeks of Winter as 'Augusta Al,' the largest groundhog in our neighborhood, would undoubtedly see his shadow.

But, alas, I fear the untimely demise of 'Augusta Al' has occurred... victim of my neighbor's pistol practice. I'll keep you posted if I do see him.

Update: Bill O'Reilly actually interviewed Mr. Gore recently and Gore told him that the great blizzard over the Great Lakes region is actually the result of 'global warming.' Thus we are to assume that Augusta Al slept in today and did not see his shadow, Winter is no more due to 'global warming,' but if it snows 24" tomorrow that is a normal result of 'global warming.' WHATEVER weather comes our way is the result of 'global warming.'

The 'Gore Effect'

More Documented than 'Global Warming'


'Augusta Al' doesn't want to see his shadow.

Yankee Phil Has the Data [click to read].


Snowball fight, Crozet Virginia.

'Augusta Al' Didn't See His Shadow

No Sign of Stirring at the Local Groundhog Hole


File photo of 'Augusta Al.'

'Augusta Al' must have slept in. Either that or he became the victim of my neighbor's pistol practice and I wasn't aware of his demise. This past Summer I would awaken in the backyard hammock to his steely rodent gaze. He was a big groundhog.

This morning I walked up the hill to see if Al had stirred yesterday. There was no way he could have seen his shadow anyway but I wanted to know. I walked up the trail to the woods and came to the place where Al's hole was... the snow covered the ankle-snapping apeture with a smooth white blanket. Al had indeed slept in.

There were plenty of deer tracks and their little beds in the snow but not a sign of marmot activity.

So I'll have to go with the six weeks of Winter theory put out by others. You can only trust a climate expert like 'Al' with a reasonable dose of skepticism.