<div id="subtitle">Punxsutawney Phil texts wintry forecast; message arrives 2 hours after shadow spotted</div><div><p>Punxsutawney Phil might be an expert at shadow spotting, but texting? Not so much.</p><p>About two hours after the famous groundhog "saw" his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter, the rodent's inaugural stab at text-messaging appeared. Phil also sent a Twitter update at about that time.</p><p>Officials with the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club didn't immediately return calls about Phil's texting skills.</p><p>German tradition holds that if a hibernating animal sees its shadow on Feb. 2 — the Christian holiday of Candlemas — winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says spring will come early.</p><p>The Inner Circle annually announces Phil's forecast at dawn on Gobbler's Knob, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68322381&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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