Your name saw this post on The ActiveRain Real Estate Network and thought it might be of interest to you. Please see the link below to review the post.

Groundhog Day in Louisiana is a Contrast to Groundhog Day in the northern U.S.
Almost everyone has heard of Punxsutawney Phil, but how many of you have heard of Pierre Shadeaux or T-Boy?  Pierre Shadeaux and T-Boy are nutria from the bayou and swamps of Louisiana.
 

 
Groundhogs are native to North America, with a range that extends south to northern Alabama.  So if you live in the coastal south of Louisiana, just how are you supposed to predict the end of winter, or in Louisiana the beginning of summer?  They picked the nutria, like the family pictured here, rodents who populated the swamplands when brought from South America as future fur coats.  They are cute and fuzzy as babies but grow fierce, long orange teeth and other less appealing features as adults.   Winter's not a big deal here, but summer is.  Up north, seeing a shadow is bad news. For them it means six more weeks of winter, but in Louisiana it means a shorter spring and a quicker return of summer's grueling heat and humidity.
T-Boy is a cute, fluffy baby will emerge Feb.2nd from a hole at the Louisiana Swamp Exhibit at the Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA to make his own prediction about the arrival of spring in New Orleans.  T-Boy is a ... more

__________________________________________________
Are you on The Rain? Grow Your Network!