@BridgetPhetasy Because in the wake of idealists and their habits of mind, come true believers and theirs, and eventually…utopians and violent radicals….
Edward Hopper (Peintre et graveur américain, 1882-1967)
- Houle de terre, 1939, huile sur toile, 91,92 × 127,16 cm (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.).
"Si vous pouviez le dire avec des mots, il n'y aurait aucune raison de peindre." E Hopper, "peintre de la solitude".
I shot this video 14 years ago today from inside the Jefferson Memorial, showing the Derecho of 2012.
Driving home took a few hours that night because I had to wait for crews to clear fallen trees from the roads. It was really weird to see the entire area blacked out due to a widespread power outage. @capitalweather
Zurich was battered by a powerful storm that unleashed 8,500 lightning strikes across the region and nearly 90 km/h winds.
Trees were uprooted, streets flooded, transport disrupted, and emergency crews responded to hundreds of incidents.