If Georgia's groundhog can be believed, the chilly winter is about to give way to an early spring. Gen. Beauregard Lee gave his annual Groundhog Day prognostication Tuesday morning from his home at the Yellow River Game Ranch. The prediction was delayed when Gen. Lee got away from his handlers and hid, then climbed a fence behind his mock-mansion home.
Legend has it that if a groundhog sees his shadow on Feb. 2, six more weeks of winter can be expected. Otherwise, spring is at hand. Rainy, cloudy weather kept shadows away.
His prediction contradicts the call made by Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil, who did see his shadow. Official predictions call for more rain in Georgia later in the week. Gen. Lee did not address that issue.
The Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club annually announces Phil's forecast at dawn on Gobbler's Knob, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Phil's announcement came before hundreds of onlookers who huddled as temperatures hovered in the teens. The Groundhog Club says since 1887 Phil has predicted more winter weather by seeing his shadow nearly 100 times, but there are no records for nine years.
So which groundhog you believe depends on where you are. Generally, winters are shorter in the South which is logical why General Lee made his prediction. The Yankees will just have to endure.
Happy Groundhog Day!
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