PORCUPINE PREDICTIONS

Michigan is snowed in, iced in, and frozen solid.  There are beautiful sights  out there in Michigan’s Winter Water Wonderland, but it’s hard to spy all that beauty from behind the snow piled in the driveway.  There has been a lot of wintery weather howling, blowing, and falling gently, in the whiteness of the picture window view onto the world.  But each excursion out the door calls for bundling up, shoveling, scraping and extreme caution before venturing out onto the byways. 



               Where is the scraper ???
 



Optimistically, spring is just around the corner.  At least one of the porcupines featured on the February 2, breaking news channel, signaled that spring would come—eventually.  Late February is when even the most optimistic need some reassurance.  The longer days are nice—It was light until 6:30 this evening.  It gets light earlier in the morning—that’s a good thing.  Longer days are here to stay.  The piles of white stuff make the world white and somewhat bright even when the sun does not make it out.

But the piles of snow are getting a bit oppressive.   It’s time to go have another conference with that porcupine.   After consulting my wildlife locator book, I head out with a shovel to clear away enough snow to find the porcupine that’s been missing since February 3. 

When I find Phil, as I call all porcupines, I brush his bristly hide off gently.  I start in with the questions:



Snowy Porcupine



ME:      When can I put my snow shovel away?

Phil:   "No comment"

 

ME:     When will I see a crocus?

Phil:  “No comment” 

    

ME:    Are you related to anyone in the snow removal business?

Phil:  “Thank you for your questions—the question period is over” 

 

I’m sorry to disturb you Phil.  Just wait a minute while I shovel that snow back out of the way so you can go back into your hole for a while.  See you in the spring!