When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life.

RIP Fred la marmotte

This happened last year in NJ: https://www.nj.com/news/2022/01/njs-weather-predicting-groun...

The organizers claimed they had a replacement lined up for today, but blame an unnamed state statue for not actually being able to use them: https://www.nj.com/news/2023/01/groundhog-day-to-be-without-...