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A Chubby Little Hibernator Gets His Day – Punxsutawney Phil and All Ground Hog Prognosticators
We made it folks, today, February 2, 2011, is Ground Hog Day! The humble little (although not so little, sometimes reaching over 30 pounds) ground hog, woodchuck, “land beaver” (a localized nickname that almost no one has ever heard of) … Continue reading →
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The Rev. Dr.'s Musings on Nature, Life & Belief 