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Punxsutawney Who?
Let’s face it. Whether Phil sees his shadow or not, it’s still six more weeks until 💐 Spring 🌷
6 Weeks?
As the sun shines bright on this Groundhog Day, my shadow I see, six more weeks of winter there will be. ~Punxsutawney Phil, annual Groundhog Day proclamation, Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Yeah, jeez, don’t rush it. I’m enjoying being snowed in.
Why?
Because the only thing I like better than being comfortably nestled in at home is having a legitimate excuse to do so.
In “better” weather, people are all “go outside, get some fresh air”.
¡Blech!
The air is just fine around me, my keyboard and my monitor.
I like seeing the snow out the window and the freshly brewed coffee waiting for me on the counter.
Don’t rush it, we’re still in the windup to 💘 Valentine’s Day 💝.Heck, they’ve had the 💖-shaped boxes out since the day after Christmas.
The Groundhog
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Groundhog Day happens deep in the bleak midwinter. It roughly matches up with Candlemas in which Jesus was presented at the Temple.
Otherwise, there’s not a whole lot that’s exciting going on. As with many areas around the country currently, we’re typically snowed in.
‘Tis the season for hunkering down, eating comfort food, playing board games and reading books.
Is it any wonder I like ❄️ Winter ❄️ almost as much as I love 🍂Autumn🍂?
Origin Stories
To light a candle is to cast a shadow. ~Ursula K. Le Guin, A Wizard of Earthsea (1968)
We usually associate origin stories with superheroes.
Superman’s journey from Krypton to be adopted and raised by a sensible Kansas farm family.
Peter Parker getting bit by a radioactive spider on his school trip.
Batman becoming the shadowy instrument of dark justice in the wake of his parents’ murder.
In some cases, these superheroes’ actions lead directly to the origins of their archenemies.
In other cases, the superheroes’ very existence inspires their archenemies to be dedicated haters.
On the other hand, sometimes superheroes simply irritate street crooks for the fun of it.
In the case of The Sentinels, the villains came first and accidentally created the heroes.
It’s not entirely original to have villainous overreach creating the variables that wind up undoing them.
It’s one of many approaches, but it’s the one I settled on.
Even with that single source of causation, there’s enough variety to keep it interesting.
At least, I think so. I guess we’ll see how people feel about it when I’m ready to publish.
That’s all for today. See you back on Wednesday for the answer of whether Phil saw his shadow or not…