The Groundhog is the only mammal to have a day named for him. Groundhog Day falls on February 2nd, each year. The Pennsylvania Dutch introduced the tradition to the U.S. in the 18th century. Originally, these early German immigrants had celebrated Candlemas in Germany with the badger, but transferred the honor to the Groundhog. Candlemas […]
James Herriot was the pen name of James Alfred Wight, a Scottish veterinarian who was born in 1916. In 1969 Wight wrote If Only They Could Talk, the first of the now-famous series based on his life working as a vet. This book and some of his other stories were collected in a book called […]
Poseidon is known as the Greek god of the sea. He is said to have created horses along with sea creatures and earthquakes (possibly due to tsunamis in Greece). When Poseidon was content, seas were calm. But when Poseidon was angered or ignored, he was said to strike the ground with his 3 pronged Trident, […]
