Snow and Groundhogs

Our groundhog didn't see his shadow, so Phil, you are all wet this year!

Our groundhog lives under the back shed with his/her family. One year I got to see the babies and talk about adorable.

Soft brown furry cutie pies, three of them roaming around the yard bumping into each other, tumbling in the grass. So very sweet .

We met our groundhog or woodchuck as some call them, when one of the youngun's was coming home from school a few years ago. She went to a private religious school and got home a bit early that day and had gone round to the back of the house to throw away some junk that had accumulated in her backpack.
As she rounded the corner by the trash can, she was met with the sight of the animal stuffing his face with the remains of last night's Ziti. It was smeared all over his little face , and he was holding a piece in his hands ready to scarf down more.
Their eyes met... he screamed , she screamed and both ran to their respective homes for safety.
"Mom,Mom.. there a beaver in the backyard!!"she yelled skidding round the kitchen corner to find me.
Although the "beaver" didn't make an appearance on Groundhogs Day, there was no sun for any shadow to appear.
They have to pull Phil out of his home  each year. No fun for Mr. Phil.

We had snow during the night, thick wet snow that won't stay around too very long.

Photos are taken outside my house on the woods side.