Groundhog's Day

I am certain that we will have some fun with the fact that it is Groundhog's Day for many of Trevor's upcoming birthdays.  Well, maybe...?  If the PGA Golf Tournament in Phoenix continues to always be the beginning of February we may never actually celebrate Trevor's birthday on his actual birth date!  Can't have a birthday party without Dad.  But, it did get me wondering about the day and where it comes from.  The tradition seems to have many origins.  The Scottish say:

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

But my favorite explanation for marking Feb. 2nd as a day that determines the beginning of Spring is that it is the day:

"when daylight first makes significant progress against the night"

I can, of course, see this as a metaphor to me having a baby on this day.  Trevor truly is the light of my life.  Don't even get me started on this as a prophecy...Harry Potter and Luke Skywalker better make way for Trevor Williams!