Sunday, March 24, 2013
He provided false hope (allegedly). She never said we'd enjoy an early spring.
Perhaps you've heard by now, on this fourth official day of spring, that a couple of guys in Ohio have indicted Punxsutawney Phil on charges the groundhog knowingly incited false hope among the region by prognosticating an early start to spring when he emerged shadowless from his burrow early last month. And so this morning, as we curse the potential for still more snow on Monday evening, it seems a fine time to remind ourselves: Our groundhog got this. Mrs. G, the prognosticating groundhog who lives at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, saw her shadow and correctly forecasted six more weeks of winter when she did her thing on Feb. 2. Click on the video above to see Ms. G in action. We have no rodents to blame if we weren't well prepped for a long…
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Will there be six more weeks of winter or an early spring?
Will that pesky groundhog see his shadow today and force six more weeks of winter on Concord? Today, Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil will emerge from at 7:20 a.m. and announce whether saw his shadow, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club website. Closer to home, Ms. G, season-predicting groundhog at Drumlin Farm over in Lincoln, will deliver her forecast at 10 a.m. After Ms. G gives her forecast, the Groundhog Day celebration at Drumlin Farm continues throughout the day, with meteorologist Mish Michaels on hand talking with families about weather wonders from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and afternoon activities focused on native wildlife until 4 p.m. Stay tuned to Patch for updates as Ms. G. delivers her prediction. And follow @…
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Emerging from her kennel this morning Ms. G, the groundhog from Drumlin Farm, scurried out under the awaiting crowds and clouds. Shadowless, she declared spring is on its way.
Forget Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog most local to Lexington, Ms. G., from Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, has spoken and, according to this veteran prognosticator, springtime is just around the corner. Emerging from her kennel this morning Ms. G scurried out under the awaiting crowds and clouds. She saw no shadow, her handler declared to cheers from children and parents. And while this winter has been decidedly springlike, Mass Audubon Naturalist Tia Pinney warns against putting too much stock into Ms. G’s predictions. Ms. G has lived at Drumlin Farms since 2003 and has been doing Feb. 2 predictions there since 2004. “We have not been keeping her statistics in those years, because I don’t believe she’s very accurate at all, …
