My backyard Groundhog - this little guy is hibernating in my backyard right now! I look forward to seeing him again this year. As you know Groundhog day just passed on February 2nd. According to Phil the Groundhog we should expect an early Spring......that sounds good to me! "German tradition holds that if the sun comes out on Candlemas, the precursor to Groundhog Day, the hedgehog (or badger) will see its shadow and six more weeks of winter will follow. When German settlers came to Pennsylvania they continued this tradition, using groundhogs instead of hedgehogs to predict the weather. The first official Groundhog Day was celebrated on February 2, 1886 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylva...