Londonderry News

Up at 5:30am dealing with our own little rodent at Parmenter Farm here in Londonderry, we get this email live from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.  No text to go with it, a bit odd for writer and editor John Robinson.

So we will do the best we can with a little help from the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

You do have to wonder. With all these lights wouldn't Phil always see his shadow?

Facts

• There has only been one Punxsutawney Phil. He has been making predictions for over 125 years!
• On February 2, Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob – in front of thousands of followers from all over the world – to predict the weather for the rest of winter.
• According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring.

This just in, Live from the scene from field reporter John Robinson at 5:45am, “Well it’s about 2 hrs to groundhog time. Brooke and I and about 10000 people are here for Brooke’s birthday. So far so good but it’s still pretty chilly.”

Well back to our own little rodent, our pair of mating raccoons will not be seeing their shadow this morning, mostly because they are in the attic space over the kitchen in the farm house.  Wish Benson’s was open at 6am, all the traps we have are to darn small!

Live from the scene of Punxsutawney Phil at 5:50am February 2, 2012

Read more to find out who supports Phil, and his forecast live at 8am this morning.

One of Punxsutawney Phil's fans from Maine

Photo by John Robinson, 8am 2012 report from Punxsutawney Phil, 6 more weeks of winter on the way!