A Terrier Salute

Another Day In Paradise

Smitty Grant taking in the view at Springwood, the Hyde Park, New York, home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oct. 2007 Photo by Joe the Cat

Today is one of those days.
Spring. The middle of April. Lovely weather, flowers in bloom, at least in Florida.
FDR died in Warm Springs, Georgia on this date in 1945. Fala howled in protest. There was much sadness and despair.
We suspect that FDR has since been tooling around the roads of the still-vast Roosevelt land holdings in Hyde Park in his Ford Phaeton. Why not? If you've ever been to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, you know it's paradise.

More of the view of the Hudson River, from the back of FDR's Hyde Park home, Springwood.

Sure, FDR is still up there, riding around with Fala at his side. There are picnics with lots of hot dogs, martinis (we've read FDR's were an acquired taste) and just lots of grand times.

The rear view of Top Cottage, FDR's idea of the perfect place to live.

So, a toast to FDR, one of the country's greatest presidents and people, a man who was there with ideas when his country sorely needed him. He's certainly entitled to his Hudson Valley bliss.

Here's to you, FDR, and your little dog, too.

--The Doodles

Comments

[Tribby]

That Smitty is a fine looking dog. We need to see more and a profile! He hardly adds to the so striking scenery, and yet he does most definitely. So today’s boiler maker goes down the hatch for Smitty and FDR and whoever else out there is thinking about small town America where a boilermaker is what it is – just like Popeye.

[Smitty]

Thanks very much for your kind words and many thanks to Pat for including me in your FDR tribute. We all went to the ceremony at Hyde Park Saturday honoring FDR and got a big FDR-like smile from one of his grandsons. And, yes, I do think my face makes a nicer picture than my fanny.