Kermit the Frog, and Others

Last Saturday, we traveled to our state's capital city to see an exhibit of the world of Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets of Sesame Street. I was disappointed that Big Bird wasn't there, but other Muppets and Fraggle Rock characters were on display.

Of special interest was the original Kermit the Frog puppet, fashioned by Henson from his mother's discarded green spring coat. Bert and Ernie were there, too. The exhibit also included scripts, storyboards, photographs, television and movie props, and sketches and doodles, as well as TV excerpts of comic commercials and experimental films created by Henson in his early career.

Henson was a fantastically talented artist, who died suddenly and too young in 1990. But his work and legacy continues to fascinate, entertain, and appeal to the child in all of us. Two and a half hours at the exhibit flew by like minutes.

Or as Kermit would say, "Time's fun when you're having flies."