Rain's Thursday Art Date: You are a super hero (and happy Thanksgiving)

Today is Thursday and that means we're meeting at Rain's for her Thursday Art Date.  This week, the theme is You are a super hero.

In my opinion, Abraham Lincoln was a super hero.  He was President during the Civil War between the North and South, pro-slavery vs. anti-slavery.   He helped free the slaves, a black mark (no pun intended) on our country.

I believe Barack Obama, the 44th U.S. president is a hero.  He won a Nobel peace prize and a Profile in Courage award.  He repealed the law that originally restricted, but now allows gays and lesbians to openly serve in the military.  He was instrumental in initiating the same-sex marriage act.  Many economists credit Obama's stimulus plan for economic growth that was in place when the next president took over.

I have no photos of him, but I believe "Sully" Sullenberger is a hero.  His heroism is best known when he landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after both engines became disabled by a bird strike.  All 155 crew and passengers survived thanks to his quick and heroic efforts to save the plane and everyone on board.  I was lucky enough to see the movie in IMAX.

Another hero is President Eisenhower.  He was loved and respected by people the world over.

Although I have no personal art, I believe all first responders are heroes and I do have a few photos honoring a few of them.  Everyone from doctors, nurses, janitors, EMTs, fire fighters, grocery store workers, teachers, and garbage collectors are heroes.  They go above and beyond to serve their communities and even more so during this time of COVID-19.

I did find a few photos of fire fighters and police officers when they fought a fire in my neighborhood.

Sorry these were taken with my old worthless camera, but you can see the fire department and police working in unison to put out a fire and control traffic in the neighborhood.

 

For several years, I organized a "National Night Out," event.  For those of you who don't know what it is, it's an event where police, fire, and citizens of a community come together.  The citizens can learn about what each of these entities do and the different entities become acquainted with the citizens they represent in their community.

 

In my community, they have a horse patrol, fire, police, and a police helicopter, all of which came to one of my planned events.  There were even police officers who investigated crime scenes, which I was most interested in.

 

At another Neighborhood Night Out event, the party was just getting started when I took this photo.  National Night Out is the first Tuesday in August, but needless to say, there was none this year.

 

My neighborhood association also has an annual clean-up.  I have always been the co-chair of that event, too.  Needless to say, the event was cancelled this year.

Although I am more than willing to help pick up the items left at the curb, 

the packer drivers always wanted someone from the community to navigate

through the community and tell the driver where they needed to go next.  That may have seemed like a cushy job, but we only had use of the packer trucks and drivers for four hours, so the routes had to be determined by which streets had the most (or any) trash and which ones could be avoided.  Believe me, it was far more stressful demanding than simply grabbing trash and throwing it in the packer truck.  Yes, these are two different years and two different trucks, but my same lousy camera.

 

No trash was ever left behind, though.  These volunteers are also heroes.

 

Switching gears, here is the only art I could find that met the criteria.

I'm not sure how much of a hero Andrew Jackson is, but he was our seventh president.  To his credit, he was able to keep several southern states from seceding from the union, was the first president to pay off the national debt, and initiated a few reforms to eliminate corruption and waste, but he had faults, too, the worst of which was his signing of the Indian Removal Act.  He was directly responsible for forcibly relocating members of several Native American tribes and moving them to what was then called "Indian Territory."  Most historians believe the good he did for the nation outweighed the bad, but I doubt there are many Native American historians who would agree.  His statue sits in Jackson Square in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA).

Back in October, 2008, I was in yet another Artist Trading Card swap.  This one is all about men being heroes.  Although it is subtle, if you look closely, you can see the vintage sheet music I used to back the men I sewed in place.

She's not exactly a super hero, but she's my alter ego right down to her short hair and long bangs that usually hang in her eyes.  In case you've never met her, she is WOYWWendy, or Wendy for short.

Although there isn't much to see this week, all art created by me and all photos taken by me.  Bleubeard says he'll be my SUPER hero.  How can I possibly say no to that offer?

Thank you ever so much for your visit today.  I am truly grateful to you, my friends, followers, readers, and lurkers for visiting.  Please also join me at Rain's Thursday Art Date. 

I'm also joining AEDM and today is Day 26 where I joined a link-up group and shared photos and art related to Superheroes. 

And for all my friends who live in the states,

Bleubeard, Squiggles, and I want to wish each of you a very happy Thanksgiving.

Give thanks when you sit down to eat your meal today, dear friends.