I’m lucky enough to live in a town that cares about art. I love art! During the summer we have installations from the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). Just a sample:
Portrait of Postman Roulin - by Vincent Van Gogh, 1888 - that coincidentally is in front of a local restaurant that used to be our post office!
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Absolutely beautiful sky last night in northern Michigan. Other worldly.
photo: Paul James
Not to change the subject but “there is a 96 percent chance that 2024 beats 2023 to be the warmest year since global surface temperature records began in the mid 1800s.” (Quote from a research scientist at Berkeley.)
Which includes one long hot summer..
I came down with Covid this week. Yes. It was a surprise. And while spending time in bed I came across a movie, The Turning, from 2020 on Amazon Prime. It’s a ghost story for sure, and I realized that it was adapted from The Turn of the Screw, a short story from 1898 by Henry James. There is another version of this story on film from 1961 titled The Innocents, which I also recently watched. I began to think about the differences between the two movies. Especially the story telling. Which one would I recommend? Hands down.. The Innocents. (I’m now reading the short story!)
**Ah! If you saw my initial post - it’s Henry James not James Joyce!😉
I have a movie recommendation tonight that’s perfect for a hot summer evening. Rear Window. From 1954, Rear Window is an Alfred Hitchcock murder mystery! And if you’ve never seen it, you should. (We need to get back to ghost stories and mysteries don’t you think?)
Available to rent or buy on Amazon Prime.
