In Which I Meet Our Literary Hero

I've been blogging about a few WWII heroes lately and that era is just so painful that I thought maybe it's time for a little lighthearted blogging.

So how about joining me at the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden in Springfield, MA?  You don't even have to wear your snow boots because I went there in the summer time.

Dr. Seuss agreed to pose for a pic with me.

Naturally, you can't think of Dr. Seuss without also thinking of that cat in that hat.

The Cat in the Hat was never one of my favorites because well,

for some reason, the book always made me feel 

like this! 

I think it was on account of the stressed-out fish

 (who is way more like me than I care to admit!)

I was much more comfy with the Thidwick, the Big Hearted Moose.

And, oh so proud of my favorite Seuss hero, Horton who is always faithful to the miserable end.

And sticking close to the hero theme we have Yertle the Turtle who is somewhere
at the bottom of that stack.


Ah, yes, there he is

 with the weary look of sheer endurance on his face.

I'm pretty sure all heroes get tired at times and scared and just plain annoyed.  But they endure with humility.

They help others to acheive instead of focusing on themselves.

Which is why my hubby is in the hero chair here.

He's my Yertle, my Thidwick, and my Horton all rolled into one. 

And he might even be the Cat in the Hat if I weren't so stressed-out fishlike!

There's more fabulousness in this memorial garden but

I don't want to provide too many spoilers so go check it out for yourself. 

There's a chair, there waiting for you.

For more on Heroes, see this issue of Talking Story - coproduced by Carol Baldwin and me.