Ethel the barn kitty vs. a groundhog

I visited the McPolack homestead this weekend and took this photo of Ethel the barn kitty, who is FRIGGING HUGE with fur. She is a beast. She is the abominable snow-kitty. I tried to capture her ginormous fluffiness from several angles; this one seemed to be the best.

I think she makes a fine weather forecaster and groundhog replacement. Only instead of checking whether she sees her shadow, the way you tell the tenor of winter is by the length and thickness of her fur.

Well, people, when it comes to the rest of this winter, based on the Ethel indicator, I've got two words for you: we're fucked.