What's the deal, Phil?

The giant rodent in Punxsutawney must have been mistaken when he didn't see his shadow and told us Spring was just around the corner. After all, he is a weatherman of sorts, so a strikingly inaccurate prediction is really not very surprising. We will have to see how the weather fairs over the next couple of weeks. Hopefully it warms up and we can start gardening once again.

Patience is a virtue and I will continue to try being virtuous until the weather improves enough to get back into the garden. My excitement for picking the first basket of peas and other fresh veggies is continuing to grow. Hopefully Mother Nature plays nice and gives us some fabulous garden weather.

Is it Spring yet???

I am so ready to get back into the garden! Hopefully Phil was right and Spring is just around the corner. This winter weather has got to go.

Thanks for the hope, Phil!

I generally don't take any weather forecast seriously, regardless of whether it is delivered by human or rodent... but I must admit that I hope the weather-predicting critter commonly known as Punxsutawney Phil was correct. Ladies and gentlemen, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow this morning and, delightfully, that means Spring should be just around the corner.

As I despise winter weather, news of Phil's missing shadow was fantastic. If his shadow's invisibility is correct, winter should be over soon! I'm very excited to get Garden 2011 started, so bring on the warm weather!