Friday, December 14, 2012

Madness in Newtown, Connecticut

At least 27 people, including 18 young children, were killed this morning by a crazy person in Newtown, Connecticut, 50 miles west of Hartford.  It doesn't seem like a day to be showing light photographs of Christmas decorations, so I am replacing the original post with this one.


This is a pair of 1998 works by Hartford painter Dorothy Powers, commenting on her abhorrence of guns. These are displayed at the New Britain Museum of American Art.
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17 comments:

  1. Steve FinnellDecember 14, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    you are invited to follow my blog

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  2. Luis GomezDecember 14, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    It is so sad Jack.

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  3. LorelleDecember 14, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    My heart just breaks for those families. Hugging my kids a little tigher today.

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  4. Sylvia KDecember 14, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    Oh, Jack! This is so heartbreaking and sad at any time of the year, but particularly during a holiday so based on love and kindness and peace! How I will treasure the time I have with my family this Christmas and my heart goes out to those who have lost so much.

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  5. jennyfrecklesDecember 14, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    I am so sorry. I saw the news on TV this evening and I wept for all those lost, for their families and the other traumatised children at that school. Senseless tragedy.

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  6. LOLfromPasaDecember 14, 2012 at 2:58 PM

    I appreciate the respect you are showing here. This sad news is all over the news here. Heartbreaking.

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  7. cieldequimperDecember 14, 2012 at 4:51 PM

    Thankfully, I don't have TV. Beautiful post for today.

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  8. hamiltonDecember 14, 2012 at 6:25 PM

    this is a perfect replacement (I also quickly replaced my Christmas lights with something innocuous)

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  9. UnknownDecember 14, 2012 at 7:35 PM

    Thank you, Jack.

    It took everything I had not to rush to my daughter's elementary school and scoop her into my arms. I cannot even begin to imagine the pain those families are in tonight.

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  10. RandyDecember 14, 2012 at 9:33 PM

    I have been sick about this all day long. I still can't believe it.

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  11. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahDecember 14, 2012 at 11:23 PM

    In the CNN news today, was and still difficult to comprehend; my prayers to all !

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  12. Valladolid Daily PhotoDecember 15, 2012 at 5:59 AM

    My heart is with the victims and their families. I sincerely hope that yesterday´s should be the last time something so terrible happens, something that unfortunately is repeated too often in your country.

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  13. MalyssDecember 15, 2012 at 7:47 AM

    When I heard that on news, I felt terribly sad. My thoughts go the the parents. This violence is horrible.

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  14. KateDecember 15, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    We need to rise up and ask for two things:

    1) Gun control laws with legislation effectiveness, and
    2) Restoration of funds to help and control the growing mental issues in our violent nation.

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  15. PerthDailyPhotoDecember 17, 2012 at 10:33 AM

    Heartbreaking.

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  16. Leeds daily photoDecember 17, 2012 at 1:10 PM

    Madness.
    Stories of such selflessness from the teachers.

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  17. GunnDecember 18, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    Our newspapers and TV news have had reporters covering what happened.....



    What an evil act it was!!

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