My fellow woman, no doubt you will agree with me. Men like to prove themselves right at all costs if they can possibly get away with it. Why they may even resort to childish tantrums or trickery to save that ego.

Well, I challenged the ego of that famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil a few weeks ago when the Kansas weather showed promise of Spring. I thought his prediction of 6 more weeks of winter may have been off base and freely stated so making public announcement in this blog and my social sites.

At the time of such proclamation, here in Kansas City the weather belied Spring. Robins and squirrels leapt across my yard in merriment or eagerly seeking food. The early spring shoots had begun to show their heads and the temperatures were getting warm with the balmy breezy feeling of Spring.

So I questioned the expertise of Punxsutawney Phil. Ah, but he appears to be putting me in my place I have been proven wrong.

Last weekend overnight we here in the Kansas City Metro were covered in 6 inches of snow. As frigid as it was here, in some parts of the country the cold and amount of fallen snow was far greater leaving many in the throes of Winter for a length of time longer.

Some areas are bitter cold yet. In Kansas the temperatures warmed gradually during the week reaching the high 60′s and even into the 70′s. Yet again it was just a tease and though one might think the snow was Winter’s last mighty blow, temperatures are plummeting once more.

I retired to my bed last night with temperatures at 65 and awoke to a chilly 43 with predictions that it will drop way below freezing before the week is out. Brr!!

I fear for the green shoots and flower buds that have begun to appear. The squirrels have returned to their nests and no doubt that song of the birds will be less than ecstatic.

I salute Punxsutawney Phil, much to my dismay, his predictions seem to be on target after all.