PRESIDENTS: The U.S. Department of the Interior shared a photograph of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial on Thursday on its blog in anticipation of President’s Day.

This is a photo from the National Park Service archives of the memorial’s construction.

We haven’t seen the memorial in person, but we love the Department of Interior’s description: “Rising above the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a stunning sight to behold. Audacious in scale and magnificent in artistry, the massive sculpture is a memorial to four American presidents and so much more.”

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began carving the faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln on Oct. 4, 1927, and the work was “declared a completed project” on Oct. 31, 1941, according to the Department of Interior.

See, Borglum died that year, and the country found itself focused on a new project: World War II. The statues were originally supposed to show the men from the waist up.

“Each face is approximately 60 feet in height and with noses longer than 20 feet,” the department states.

And the name Mount Rushmore? It was named after a New York City attorney, Charles Rushmore, who was hired to secure options in the Black Hills after tin was discovered there, according to a 1925 letter from the attorney. That letter is posted on the National Park Service website.

WOOLLY BEAR: Rhonda Gray of Bradford shared this photo of a woolly bear she found on her walk on Saturday.

“We found this woolly bear caterpillar this afternoon, enjoying the sunshine,” Rhonda told us. “Notice it has very little black on it.

“Not sure if it’s predicting a mild winter or an early fall! Beautiful day for a walk.”

The weather certainly was cheery this weekend, and we have more sun and warmth in store this week.