APRIL 19, 2010 – It was a Dr. Seuss weekend – a pair of pleasant, temperate days in which one gazed amazed at a dozen things to do. Instead “Great Day for Up!” by Seuss, we marveled as the weekend kept outdoing itself as a “Great Time for Fun!

Thousands saw the Navy’s Blue Angels perform pinpoint maneuvers around Charleston harbor. From Thursday through Sunday, the roar of F/A-18 Hornets dipping, diving, soaring and swooping thrilled young and old alike. More than one time, we heard, “You’d never catch me doing that” from an onlooker with stars of admiration in his eyes.

Almost 100,000 people attended the weeklong events for the Family Circle Tennis Cup. Fun was had by all at the World Grits Festival in St. George and at the Earth Day Festival in North Charleston. The list of things to do amidst low-humidity spring days continued – a Civil War battle to be reenacted, a loggerhead turtle to be released, markets to be shopped, kayaks to be piloted.

The main branch of the Charleston County Public Library featured Flowerfest, a day celebrating gardens for children and adults. A couple of pairs of young sisters listened to a story about a man who painted flowers, followed by a talk about butterflies and bugs by Dwight Williams, director of Cypress Gardens. (The two-foot plastic model of a cockroach didn’t go over too well, but the girls listened and probably will always be able to name a cockroach’s parts.)

Pineapple sage

Outside around home, people mowed and spruced up yards. We planted a bevy of flowering plants, herbs and vegetables, including tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, basil, thyme and sage. We’re real curious about “pineapple sage,” which is said to smell like the fruit and have red flowers.

The clear weather, thankfully free of annoying pollen, found kids celebrating birthdays, as in one party in Summerville where children frolicked with baby dolls and soccer balls. They thoroughly enjoyed the out of doors, which may not be the case in a few short weeks when humidity attacks.

Overall, Dr. Seuss would have been proud of all that went on throughout the Lowcountry this weekend. Yes, indeed, it was a Great Time For Fun, time for sun and time to run. It was a great time for young and old, a great time for warm without the cold.

Andy Brack is publisher of CharlestonCurrents. He can be reached at publisher@charlestoncurrents.com.