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February 2022
"The groundhog is like most prophets;
it makes its prediction and then disappears."
Bill Vaughn (1947- )
Mid-Atlantic Weather Watch: Fair, turning milder (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-7); rain showers, then flurries, turning breezy and colder (8, 9, 10, 11). Dry, chilly at first (12, 13, 14, 15) with flurries, then windy and colder (16); Severe weather and high winds on the 16th. Chilly and windy at first, with a light snow, wintry mix (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22). Fair, turning milder (23.24.25) remaining fair and seasonable (26, 27, 28).
Full Moon: February’s Full Moon will occur on the 16th in 2022. Where tribes saw the deepest snow, it was called Snow Moon while other tribes called it Wolf Moon because of all of the howling heard during the month, which happens to be the middle of their breeding season! And because there is such an extreme scarcity of game to hunt everywhere during this month, it was also aptly referred to as Hunger Moon.
Special Notes: Look out for "Punxsutawney Phil" to make his annual and much-anticipated appearance on Wednesday, February 2nd to issue his ‘prediction’ of the coming of Spring! How this little marmota monax reacts to the day’s weather will determine the arrival of Spring. If is sunny and he sees his shadow, he will retreat underground for another 6 weeks of Winter! If it is cloudy and he doesn’t get scared by his own shadow, Spring will come early in 2022.
Holidays: The Christian Festival of Lights, or Candlemas, will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 2nd. As part of a long tradition, many churches would display many more candles on this day during their daily services. Not only did it make the service a special one , but it was also believed that the additional light would provide protection from illness and plague in the coming year. Valentine’s Day, February 14th, falls on Monday, in 2022. Show that special someone just how special they are and how much you appreciate that they’re part of your life. The birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (Saturday, February 12th) and George Washington (Tuesday, the 22nd) are collectively celebrated on President’s Day, which falls on Monday, February 21st, providing us with an extended holiday weekend. Enjoy!
The Garden: In the event of snow, be sure to shake or brush off the white stuff from the branches of your evergreens and shrubs. Plants that may have been pushed out of the ground by frost heave should be pressed firmly back into place. Continue feeding our feathered friends. You will want them to stick around so they will provide natural insect control when the weather warms again.
The Farm: Best for planting root crops (26, 27); Best for weeding and stirring the soil (9, 10, 11); Best for planting above-ground crops (2, 3, 4); Best for harvesting all crops (24, 25). Best days to set hens and incubators (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20), slaughter and butcher meat (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7); transplant (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7); harvest and store grains (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28), wean animals (1, 2, 3, 4, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28).
J. Gruber’s Thought for Today’s Living:
"Be happy if you can, but do not despise those that are otherwise for you know not their troubles"
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