You may recall that last year at this time, I was fascinated by the media attention given to a pig in Lexington that delivers its own forecast about how much longer winter will be. So this morning, Camdyn and I got up real early and headed to Lexington to see for ourselves what all the fuss was about. Lexington is known as the Barbecue Capital of the World.
And around town pig sculptures could be found to celebrate this nickname.
We were the first to arrive (except for the police and two planners), but it didn't take long before the hundred or so other spectators showed up and the event got underway. The mayor made some opening remarks, and then turned things over for the pig to come out and the official announcement to be made: Spring is on the way!
I know Phil says differently, but I think the pig speaks about the local weather instead of more national conditions.
The pig came out of the Avon store, where apparently it had stopped to have a mani/pedi beforehand.
Camdyn enjoyed the pig, the festivities and getting an inperson view of how they predict the weather. It helped that she also got some of the freebies that were distributed.
The rest of the family was unable to make the trip this year. When I told mommy she was going to have to stay behind to look after McKenna and Keeghan, she tried to hide her disappointment by smiling and saying "Oh Thank God." She's a keeper!
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