Ground Hog Day?

(Non Sequitur comic fun http://www.arcamax.com/nonsequitur)

Or Candlemas Day, for alternative calendars or those who avoid pork byproducts . . .

As I have stated on previous iterations, we will have six more weeks of winter no matter what.  At least.  Your average Maine woodchuck wouldn't be able to get out of his/her den through all of the snow and ice, anyway, and waking up in the middle of hibernation can be fatal . . .

Lest you think I've been exaggerating the depths of winter here, a summary of January:

http://www.bangornews.com/detail/98536.html

Hope you still have at least half your wood and half your hay.

Thaw?

According to the weather-bean on TV, we reached a high of 35 F (positive, even) today.  First time for a while.

Back below freezing now.