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Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch! We are having our high of the day now at 46*. We have rain showers ending around noon. Tomorrow our high is supposed to be around 26* and around 1" of snow over night.
Well there was supposed to be a Super Bowl last night ! I will leave it at that.
We
have had most of our snow melt with more to melt today. The ski hills
here are not happy but I do not have to find someone too rake the foot or more of snow of the house roof.
Have a great week!
My favorite place to visit in Summer. Another winter view.
Cana Island is an island in Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The Cana Island Light is on the island. Cana Island is connected to the mainland by a causeway. The island is part of the Town of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin. Wikipedia
Didn't see his shadow this morning in southeastern Wisconsin. No more 6 weeks of winter, only a month and a half.
Well, Folks, as for the PA groundhog’s prediction…
(CNN) — “Thousands of people gathered Saturday at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to watch a famous groundhog deliver his highly anticipated forecast.
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow around 7:30 a.m. ET and did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring for us all.
"Faithful followers, there is no shadow of me and a beautiful spring it shall be," a member of Phil's Inner Circle read from the groundhog's prediction scroll to the cheers and applause from the crowd.
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In the past decade, Phil has predicted a longer winter seven times and an early spring three times. He was only right about 40% of the time, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which says the groundhog shows "no predictive skill."
Of course, I can’t see how he could not have seen his shadow since it was nice and sunny at 7:30 today. It’s all in fun, and I always hope those mean weird men of the Inner Circle who handle Phil get bitten again someday! 
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But Phil is more than a prognosticator... he can also be a bit of a diva, and he's been known to bite.
Of course Phil, being the celebrity that he is, is pampered and primed for his big moment. He’s not rousing from hibernation, unlike those long-ago animals from the Celtic customs upon which Groundhog Day is based. He lives year-round inside the public library. But he's not domesticated, either. And even if he isn't rudely rousted from hibernation on Groundhog Day morning, Phil has been known to wake up on the wrong side of the bed on occasion. LOL! N.
We went from the deep freeze to spring in 1 day. I am not complaining as we had our share of cold weather this year. If you have been around the Porch for a few years you may remember I complain when our winters are too warm
. Anyway, we will enjoy ourselves in the southland for a while, no rain and mild temps. But the dreaded summer is coming.
Good morning, Front Porchers!
Yesterday temps rose to a high of 55 degrees here! Today it is supposed to be much of the same with a high of 51*. For the most part, the snow has all melted away leaving wet streets and mushy, swampy even, yards. But I'll take the "swamp" over snow anyday!
Now, even though we all seem to be enjoying a reprieve from the harshness of winter and the groundhog gave us a good prediction of an early Spring, I'm still donning my winter coat and such as I'm not looking for a relapse of that awful cold I tackled with for the passed two months.
But since Spring is coming and hopefully a little bit sooner than the norm (MAYBE), I just want us all to remember what we have to look forward to in just about 44 days or less...... 
Hey, Peeps,
51 right now. Amazing! Made my post office run and felt like driving on forever.
It feels like spring...it even smells like spring! 
My heater seem to have worked itself out of it's quirkiness. Never lost heat, but it was acting weird in the deep below zero and single digit cold days. Will call later in the week if it acts up again.
I'm actually looking forward to going out and bringing the trash can back from the street today. Maybe I'll do it without a jacket! HA!
Didn't watch the "Stupor Bowl." Looked more like a baseball score at the end. N.
We used to have to wait to hear what the weather-prognosticating groundhogs had to say until Groundhog Day, but thanks to social media, we get a preview.
According to the City of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin's website,
The Groundhog Day tradition in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin dates back to 1948, when Wisconsin celebrated its centennial year. For over 50 years, the Sun Prairie members and supporters have been proclaiming Sun Prairie to be "The Groundhog Capital of the World." This proclamation has caused reverberations from the halls of Congress, to the coal fields of Pennsylvania, and in the news media of the country. Groundhog Day is tied to Candlemas Day, a centuries old celebration day in Europe. Folklore states: "If the day is bright and clear there'll be two winters in the year."
Now for the real forecast from Jimmy!
Good morning, Front Porchers!
Well, finally, the ol' groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, has done a good job and has predicted an early Spring this year. And after this horrendous winter, in particular over these last few weeks, Spring cannot come soon enough! Seems like this winter has squeezed in two or three winters all in one. But in any case, my hat is off to Phil!
It's 20 degrees here and so it's a heat wave. So Porch Peeps have a great day today and enjoy the rest of your weekend. And remember we only have....46 Days til Spring!!!
I love Superbowl commercials & they are available already. I will let my husband watch the game while I read a good book.. 
Good afternoon to everyone on the Front Porch. Well we are above freezing wean afternoon temp of 24*. We will see temperatures over the weekend in the 40's and some rain. With the ground temperature we have from all below zero temperatures I'm not sure where the rain and melting snow is going to go.
Photo is of the ice covered Lighthouse at Grand Haven, Michigan.
Greetings, Front Porchers!
Despite all the extremes in temps and weather, we all made it through and out of January......alive! Yippie!
It's warmer here today. It's now up to a whopping 2 degrees. Cold. Yes. But it is up from those minus 17* and such. So I'm happy. And like everybody's said, I'm making it out in the artic air by donning layers and layers of clothes for my outsides and downing heaps of hot coffee to warm my insides.
Stay warm, dry, and safe and most of all, have a great weekend everybody!
Hey Froze,
A few days ago you mentioned in one of your posts about the "other joy" of coffee--that being an appetite suppressant. Well, I don't know if it would work for me because it seems like each time I have a cup of coffee, it is followed by or accompanied with a full breakfast, a donut, a muffin, or some other such tummy-filling deliciousness. But maybe I could try a just "coffee only" fast for a day or so to see if it would curb my appetite and help kick-start my weight loss non-resolution, resolution.
Coffee jitters--another "joy" of excessive coffee drinking.
Hello, All
What a day today! 62 was the high with sun. 
Had no place to go so drove to Starbucks and the Dollar Store just to get outside.
Got home and worked hard on the clogged bathroom sink drain. Thought I was going to have to call the plumber, but at last after boiling water, Draino, and I fussed with it off and on for a couple of hours, there was that satifying gurgle and whoosh! I feel like I accomplished climbing a mountain!
Tonight I will watch some missed TV shows On Demand since I have no desire to listen to/see to You Know Who. 
N.
Hi!
Happy February to all!
Waiting for Punxsutawney Phil to make his prediction tomorrow.
It's a warm 13 now and no wind chill! We are having some light snow right now. It's not supposed to amount to much.
Having a problem with my furnace and have a call into the company but have not heard anything yet. Sure hope they can come out today. It will be getting warmer this weekend, but it's still winter and I am not a person who likes to be cold when inside.
Have a nice weekend, everyone. N.
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