shadows February 2nd, 2010
Well, Bowser saw his shadow when I took his outside this morning, and we all know what that means. More winter. But it didn’t really appear just outside our door, where the sun wasn’t shining. Only when I walked him into the alleyway where it was sunnier, so… I dunno, I never understood the whole “groundhog” day tradition. And what if he decides to sleep in? There would be a lot of disappointed people hanging out in Pennsylvania for no good reason. Well anyways, more winter is not so surprising seeing that there is snow in the forecast not only today, but this coming weekend as well.
And now, an interesting little tidbit for some of our readers and fans who are currently skipping out on what is definitely a colder, harsher winter than we have here in DC… According to Wikipedia: “In Alaska, February 2 is observed as Marmot Day rather than Groundhog Day because few groundhogs exist in the state. The holiday was created by a bill passed by the Alaska Legislature in 2009 and signed by then-Governor Sarah Palin that year.” brilliant!
tags: animals, DC, lights, weather
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February 2nd, 2010 at 4:09 pm
more proof that alaska is an interesting place. what in the h is a marmot anyways?
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:45 pm
Oh now, you know you can’t believe everything you read on Wikipedia. Saying that I must throw in my two cents, sense I am from Alaska. My two cents are as follows: Oh our Sarah, how we do love her. She has almost the IQ of a Marmot on her good days. And on her bad days, which are many, most of us are amazed that her DNA is the same as ours. In fact, I have my doubts.
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:14 am
the Marmot thing was included in the WaPo Express yesterday as well – I’m a believer.
February 8th, 2010 at 1:06 am
I really like this! Nice colors, composition ,light and details.