I’m sidekick Flopsy. Who am I sidekick to? Detective Thor McGuire, and this mystery is Will the groundhog –are they like a squirrel?– see his shadow? Here are few things to consider;

• He might see his shadow, so there will be SIX MORE weeks of winter.
• He might not see his shadow, so it will be spring soon!
• He might NOT come out. (Would that be six more weeks of winter)?
• He might have done it in the hall with the revolver! (No, that’s Clue).
• There might be no more groundhogs 🙁 (That would be awful).

Those are the conditions, let’s look at the the first one: He might see his shadow. That means six more weeks of winter.

Now we need to prevent that so lets look at what makes shadows (Thor taught me that!). Light makes shadows because light cannot bend, and groundhogs and dogs are opaque (That means light cannot pass though us! Thor taught me that too). We just need to find something to block the sun from the groundhog! If we block the sun then that brings us to the next condition.

The next condition is that the groundhog might not see his shadow. That’s no problem, let’s go on to the third one!

This condition states that he might not come out. First we need to set up something like I said at the end of condition one. Then we need him to come out, let’s use groundhog (Or dog if you have none) treats. When he comes out we can see if it is still winter or not.

The fourth condition is that he is playing a game. When he puts away the game he might come out, if he does’t come out try the third condition again.

The last condition is that all the groundhogs are dead. They have been lying to us all this time!

I do not know what what the weather will be like on groundhog day but I hope the weather is nice but I hope it is cloudy enough so there are no shadows so the groundhog will not see his shadow.

It’s too cold.  I want spring!

 

Flopsy’s autobiography : Chapter 4

Dear Mommy, I love you a lot!!! I have been having lots of fun here.

My new friend, Thor and I play hide and go seek. It is lots of fun! I hide and Thor seeks. It is lots of fun! Here is how we play; Thor counts squirrels quietly but he usually falls asleep. I hide and Thor tries to find me when he wakes up (he is very lazy). Most times he doesn’t  look for me but sometimes he finds me accidentally! That is when it is the most fun.

The other day Nora came over. It was very fun and I enjoyed it. We watched a movie. I think it was called The Love Bug. They kept talking to someone named Herby who never answered but honked a horn instead.

And on Sunday they watched a dragon movie.  I did not watch it. It was very loud and VERY scary! Dragons kept flying at the screen but they never came out into the room. One dragon acted a lot like Thor. 

The kids brush me but I don’t like it unless I am on my bed. Their daddy said I was a silly dog and I wonder if that is a good thing. They still take me out on a leash, but I am getting used to it. 

On Sunday, it was squirrel appreciation day. I showed my appreciation by barking at them a lot. (Yes, I got detention.) It was also National Hugging Day but I did not hug the squirrels! Adrian said that they bite.  I wonder how he knows that?

Thor is having fun with me! We play a lot and have fun too. Thor plays with his KONG and I have no idea how he holds it in his mouth. The kong is that big! It is even bigger than my food dish!

I have learned how to steal Thor’s food! It is easy. The biggest problem is to make sure I do not fall in. The water is not working so well, as I can barely reach it and am afraid that I will drown if I fall in.

I am having lots of fun. I wish you where here to have fun with me and play with me.

I love you and miss you.

Love,

Flopsy