Riley (left) and Dudley check out the yard after the big snow.
Punxsutawney Phil predicted that Winter would be ending early. And I groaned, because I like cold weather and we'd had so little snow this winter. While Phil said early Spring, Mother Nature had other ideas.
Within two weeks, she dumped two major snow storms on the Kansas City-area, the first brought over 12 inches of snow, the second another 12 inches. Kansas City being Kansas City, that meant road closings and I ended up with 4 snow days from work.
Because my dogs are so short, I had to dig out a trench along the side of the house that they could do their business in.
It was a really nice snow, too, the kind that easily packs into snowballs and snowmen. After a few days, it settled into something solid, which a top crust that was stiff enough that the dogs could walk across it without breaking through. That was something, watching them run across the surface of all that beautiful, white snow without leaving any paw prints.
But when it started to melt, the boys started to sink (although it was very uneven *when* they would sink, which made it really funny watching them walk, especially Dudley).
Top: Riley, Middle: Cullen, Bottom: Dudley
Related Links:
Wichita Eagle: Winter’s crushing blow levels snow-weary KC area
The Punxsatawney Groundhog Club
CNN: Warm Temps Are Here, Punxsutawney Phil predicts
Washington Post: Groundhog Day 2013: No shadow for Punxsutawney Phil, so spring is around the corner - this one has some interesting facts about Phil, as well as a list of other places in the US with Groundhog Day-like celebrations
Huffington Post: Punxsutawney Phil Wanted For Fraud: Maryland Police Look For Weather-Predicting Groundhog
CBS Pittsburgh: Ohio Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty For Punxsutawney Phil
The Onion: Punxsutawney Phil Beheaded For Inaccurate Prediction On Annual Groundhog Slaughtering Day - The Onion's fake news story in response to all the foolishness.
The Patriot News: Punxsutawney Phil's handler takes blame for groundhog's faulty forecast of early spring
NPR: Don't Blame Punxsutawney Phil: Handler Got Spring Prediction Wrong
The Patriot News: Punxsutawney Phil off the hook for bad spring forecast, Ohio prosecutor says
NBC News: Prosecutor abandons push to execute Punxsutawney Phil for botching spring forecast
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