The Scream Continued
Recently I wrote about the artwork “The Scream” by Edvard Munch. When I researched the painting, I learned that the artist had been walking on the boardwalk in the late afternoon. The sky was dark red. It felt the red of the sky brought out the terror in him, thus the scream.
Earlier this week I traveled to upstate New York to see the eclipse. Of course, the sky was clouded over. I did get one glimpse of the sun just before totality. Then darkness suddenly descended upon us.
I knew what was happening. My logical side of the brain said this is great. My other side of the brain wanted to scream “repent – the end is coming”. Luckily the darkness only lasted two minutes. Then it was daylight swiftly again.
All I could think is how did people in the past react when they saw an eclipse and did not know what is happening.
The birds in the area started singing when the darkness descended upon us. They were as confused as we were.
This is a picture of the shadow of the moon crossing over us. Even though, it was overcast, being there for the totality was an experience I will never forget.
Stamford By Foot 