This year we seemed to zip right past Groundhog Day without even noticing. Perhaps this is because during COVID time, every day seems the same, just like the movie “Groundhog Day.” Nothing new or ...

Woodchucks are very common animals across Iowa. While we usually think of groundhogs living in rolling pasturelands at the edges of woodlands, it's a fact that a lot of them have moved into towns.

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? The century-old groundhog tongue-twister is a weird one that may have an answer... with a lot of other “ifs” thrown in. * First ...

Over the long Labor Day holiday, we had our 5 and 6 year old nephews. On the trip to the lake we started doing tongue twisters. Saying them as fast and as often as possible. The only ones I know ...

• Groundhog and woodchuck are names of the same animal. Related to squirrels, they can climb trees, and they can swim. • Feb. 2 is a "cross-quarter" day, about halfway between the winter solstice and ...

The Geico insurance company has been running a number of hilarious commercials lately, and the ones with the cackling woodchucks have particularly taken our fancy. Geico has released three sets of ...

A couple years ago during this timeframe, my wife Ginny and I checked out a patch of wild asparagus on our farm that has always been a dependable producer. Much to Ginny's dismay, it was all cropped ...