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“Don’t Drive Angry”

Posted by Toni | Filed under Local Adventures

(One of my boys’ favorite quotes from the movie Groundhog Day).

This year, due to rapid early morning snowfall and a certain kindergarten student’s misplaced snow boots, we skipped the prognostication ceremony on the Woodstock (Illinois) Square. Here’s an image from last year that I really love, starring Woodstock Willie and my oldest son:

Apparently, Willie did not see his shadow, which heralds an early spring here in Woodstock. Punxsutawney Phil, however, saw his shadow so I guess it’s a longer winter for Pennsylvanians. The Woodstock Public Library flickr account (a great contact to follow because they post images of current events and historic images) has a few photos from today, and the Woodstock Independent facebook page will post more photos today, too.

Here’s the movie preview for the film that started all the Illinois-based groundhog madness. I remember seeing this in the theaters and laughing at Bill Murray’s weatherman Phil Connor blowing the clouds around on the weather map. Little did I know I’d end up living on the street where the B&B in the movie sits (it’s being renovated as a B&B and is due to open in late spring 2010) or a 15 minute walk from the stand-in for Gobbler’s Knob:

Whether you’ve been promised an early spring or a longer winter by your mammal of choice, here’s to a great February!

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