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Groundhog Day Compendium

Through the years on the blog.Happy Groundhog’s Day.

Groundhog’s Day first celebration in Punxsutawney was in 1886.

Snippets from previous Groundhog’s Day Posts. If you want more pics or details, click on underlined links.

Let’s see if there is a clear day with a shadow or an early Spring for 2017.

History of Groundhog’s Day– from Stormfax

“If Candlemas Day is bright and clear,
There’ll be two winters in the year.”

Groundhog Day Filmed in Woodstock Illinois

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Punxsutawney Phil Declares 6 More Weeks of Winter

Shout out to Kyle Kline on the bass

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And yes we were there Me. Laura and my sister Mary

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Groundhog Sports Black and Gold Beads

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Flat Ruthie and the Groundhog

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Michael on left and Jack on the right with Baby Groundhog (a family puppet)

Groundhog’s Eve Sunset

Groundhog BrewSkumps Groundhog

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Groundhog Day Movie Capture Pittsburgh SkylineThe Pittsburgh Skyline before all the neon signs on the buildings

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February 1, 2017 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: #GroundhogDay, blogging, family, Grant Bar, groundhog, Groundhog Day, holiday, Millvale PA, movie, photography, postaday, prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil, puppet, weather, Woodstock Illinois 9 Comments

Cabin Fever? Toss Stuffed Animals in the Air, Practice Motion Photography as the Kids Catch Them

It was Jack’s idea. Take a picture of him tossing his sock monkey in the air.

This weekend I got to be a useful grandma and help watch the younger 3 grandkids while Anna and her mom went to Cincinnati to a swim meet.

The bonus is I got to practice photography- catch motion, suffed animal mid-air, press the shutter, experiment with the new SONY mirrorless camera. Get a sense of the timing.

The kids were in jammies and ready for bed.

But hey, let’s throw stuffed animals in the air! Maura got the groundhog up and his shadow appeared on the wall!

Jack and Boxer the Sock Monkey

ALmost hit the camera!

Michael and Sam the Dog

Maura and the Groundhog

Groundhog with shadow

February 2, 2015February 3, 2015 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: available light, cabin fever, childhood, grandkids, grandma, groundhog, mirrorless camera, photography, play, postaday, sock monkey, stuffed animals, toy, winter 6 Comments

Groundhog in City Traffic

Below Polish Hill, turning onto Liberty Ave into the Strip District. Here is what I saw.

He got out from under the cars as we were all stopped at the red light.

Instead of crossing the road, he kept walking back under the cars.

Good thing I had my camera on the front seat.

Good thing he didn’t get squished. I felt sorry for the groundhog.

Too much concrete to burrow in.

(And my car windows need a wash)

Just a snippet. I saw movement.

Coming under the cars. Oh no.

Go the other way. He did eventually.

I felt badly for the groundhog but at least he finally made it to the side before the light turned green. But what then?

August 31, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, PhotographyTags: animals in the city, groundhog, Liberty Ave, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Photography, Polish Hill, traffic 14 Comments

Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere- 7:02 AM

Spring!

We are eager for it to begin. In earnest.

Monday there was a two hour delay due to ice, snow and sleet. It was unexpected and I heard it on the radio as I was already driving to school.

Can we trust the groundhog? Phil said it would be an early Spring. Well Phil, it’s Spring tomorrow on the clock and calendar but it feels like WINTER today. Chilly and gray. We are ready for blossoms, muddy earth, warm breezes. Saturday I saw my first robin in the back on the porch post.

Now I know, no one reads the blog for the weather report but the change of seasons is significant. We just want to be reassured that a true Spring is coming and will warm us up. SOON. (Florida readers- I saw those photographs of you in short sleeved shirts!!)

Before school I stopped in at the Giant Eagle and bought this bouquet. I took the daffodils to school for the students to photograph. They were buds in the morning and by the afternoon they had opened.

You can see the set up with the background of folded white paper to eliminate clutter. When I was ready to go home and the lights were off, this is what I saw.

Just received from a Florida friend who is visiting friends in Boston-First Day of Spring.Thanks Kristin — Just received from a Florida friend who is visiting friends in Boston-First Day of Spring.
Thanks Kristin

March 19, 2013March 20, 2013 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: available light, bouquet, change of seasons, daffodils, flowers, groundhog, northern hemisphere, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, school, Spring, Spring bouquet, Vernal Equinox, weather 11 Comments

Groundhog Sports Black and Gold Beads

Happy Groundhog’s Day. A friend sent an email of a groundhog finding a Lombardi trophy as a shadow.

You can click here for all the serious information from the official website in Punxsutawney PA.

I hear there are some competitors around the country but Phil lives close by …. “If Candlemas be fair and clear, there’ll be two winters in the year.” or this poem from Wikipedia “In Scotland the tradition may also derive from an English poem:

As the light grows longer
The cold grows stronger
If Candlemas be fair and bright
Winter will have another flight
If Candlemas be cloud and rain
Winter will be gone and not come again
A farmer should on Candlemas day
Have half his corn and half his hay
On Candlemas day if thorns hang a drop
You can be sure of a good pea crop

not sure about the shadow. Will find out in the morning. Spring or more winter? — One year(1990) my sister and I went to Punxsutawney to see Phil the groundhog. Pre-Groundhog Day movie.

February 2, 2011February 1, 2011 by Ruth Categories: UncategorizedTags: Black and Gold, celebration, childhood, Gobbler's Knob, groundhog, Groundhog Day, holiday, memories, photo of the day, photoblog, Pittsburgh, postaday2011, shadow, Steelers, weather, winter scene 10 Comments

“If Candlemas Day is bright and clear, There’ll be two winters in the year.”

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“If Candlemas Day is bright and clear,
There’ll be two winters in the year.”