Groundhog’s Day

In America we celebrate Groundhog’s Day in early February. It is a very strange celebration. If the groundhog comes out of his hole and sees his shadow, then we expect to have 6 more weeks of winter weather. If the groundhog doesn’t see his shadow, we expect Spring will come soon.

Of course, there is no connection to the weather, but everyone likes this event because it is silly and fun.

A groundhog is a small animal that lives in a hole under the ground.

Rain Delay

When I left Ise on Saturday it was sunny. I didn’t bring an umbrella. When the train went through Matsusaka, it was raining cats and dogs. I got off the train in Tsu. A friend offered to lend me an umbrella. Because the rain stopped, I returned the umbrella.

Five minutes later a rainstorm started. I stood under a store awning for about 20 minutes. When the rain stopped, I continued walking.

I felt very silly for not borrowing the umbrella.