Take that, Punxsutawney Phil!

Since when did the joyous feast of Candlemas get hijacked by an overgrown rodent? Candlemas has long been a checkpoint for weather prognostication, without the assistance of some mammalian front squirrel:

If Candlemas Day be fair and bright,     Winter will have another bite. If Candlemas Day bring cloud and rain,     Winter’s gone and won’t come . . . → Read More: Take that, Punxsutawney Phil!