Well, it is the weekend and time for some fun - and what could be more fun than a Teddy Bear's Picnic!
This is part of a Teddy Bear display at Newby Hall, which as well as being fun was educational as well, with information about the history of stuffed bears and the origins of the name Teddy Bear.
The name came from the 25th President of the United States. Information in the display says "On 14th November 1902 Roosevelt was on a hunting expedition in Smedes, Mississippi. Anxious that the President bag a bear, some of his party chased down a 235lb black bear. The hunters roped the animal and tied it to a tree. A messenger was despatched to summon the President so that he might shoot the bear and go home with a trophy. When Roosevelt arrived, he declined to shoot the tethered creature and declared, ‘Spare the bear! The next day the Washington Post informed the nation: ‘President called after the beast had been lassoed, but he refused to make an unsportsmanlike shot’.
Soon after this incident, President Roosevelt was approached by a New York shopkeeper, Morris Michtom from Brooklyn, who sought presidential permission to manufacture a toy bear cub and be allowed to call it ‘Teddy’s Bear’. That is how the teddy bear was born and got his name."
This was one of a number of scenes in the display, and it was my favourite.
This is our last post for this week. We hope that you all have a great Weekend! We hope to be back posting again on Monday.
Fabulous capture of this teddy bears picnic! I also appreciate the history of how the term teddy bear.came to be I didn’t know this. Have a fabulous weekend.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
We really enjoyed our time at Newby Hall. Hopefully our next visit will be on a nicer sunnier day so we can see the gardens at their best!
Ian