Groundhog Day

"As the light grows longer
The cold grows stronger
If Candlemas be fair and bright
Winter will have another flight
If Candlemas be cloud and rain
Winter will be gone and not come again
A farmer should on Candlemas day
Have half his corn and half his hay
On Candlemas day if thorns hang a drop
You can be sure of a good pea crop"

-U.S. Tradition derives from a Scottish Poem

Regardless of shadow or no shadow, it is technically midway between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox - Spring. Let the countdown begin - only 45 more days!