Early spring! Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow this morning at 7:24 a.m. and, after a moment’s deliberation, did NOT see his shadow. Congratulations to all of you who can’t wait for the return of escalating temperatures and unrelenting humidity.

A bonus this year was the unexpected appearance of the third-movement march from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 during the entrance of the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

The groundhog prognosticates an early spring. I predict six more weeks of Tchaikovsky’s 6th!