Groundhog Day

Roomscape Groundhog collage - Melissa Gable
Limited edition artist print signed and numbered.

What does a groundhog have to do to get some peace? Obviously, leave the den and prognostications to Punxutawney Phil, and head for the sprawling subburbs.

I found Meliisa Gable's fabulous collage over at Etsy's Groundhog Day feature. Check out her etsy site at onecreative girl, blog, or website.

If you haven't seen the film, Groundhog Day, you'll want to check your cable schedule or head to the last remaining video store on the planet to rent this. The film stars Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Here's what wiki has to say:

Murray plays Phil Connors, an egocentric Pittsburgh TV weatherman who, during a hated assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, finds himself repeating the same day over and over again. After indulging in hedonism and numerous suicide attempts, he begins to reexamine his life and priorities. In 2006, the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

I can't imagine getting stuck on the hampster wheel of one day, no matter how fantastic it was, (yes, I am mixing my animal metaphors). Sometimes, it feels like some weeks, even years are simply a carbon copy of the last, (do you even know what a carbon copy is?), but eventually you jump off that damned wheel and climb on to another. Hopefully, you find a little joy, forgiveness, and redemption, like Phil Connors ultimately did.