I respectfully disagree with those who sneered at the pic linked in the OP. You’d be hard pressed to find an strictly logical individual more inclined away from maudlin sentiment than I, but that was the first image I’ve seen that really did capture my feelings. I’ve been mostly silent on the subject to my mate and others since I began watching the events as they took place live yesterday - the second plane crashed live on my tv as I was cleaning up breakfast. This image somehow brought my thoughts and feelings to expression. Thanks to reeder for posting that.
Sentimental? Sure. But maybe just the image some of us need to convey the unexpressible emotion. At the moment, it is simply too soon for some of us to yet feel anything but the sorrow - too soon for “We will triumph!”, although I do hope that ultimately prevails. “The American Spirit” is one thing, and I share it. The mourning spirit is far more quiet and personal for each individual, and I appreciate the attempt to reach it.
Although none of the ones posted appear to the be the picture I was talking about, I think the LA Times picture may have been one of these pictures but cropped and enlarged.
I would also like to add…
Oh say can you see, by the dawns early light
What so proudly we haild, at the twilights last gleeming.
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, Through the perilious night
over the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming
and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air
gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there
Oh say does that Star-spangled banner yet waive
Over the land of the free and the home of the brave
caircair, the quote that I will be putting on my department’s quoteboard tomorrow is:
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
On one of my email mailing lists someone has a brother who got out safely, & managed to take pictures of the evacuation & the scenes directly outside.
the link is: http://WebcamNow.com/wtc/
I’m still not sure if the whole thing has sunk in…
Anybody seen a picture of the Wednesday San Francisco Chronicle front page? It has a photo of one of the buildings in flames with the headline “BASTARDS!” Probably the best description of the day I’ve seen.
There was a quick shot on CNBC this morning of a close-up of the statue partially covered in soot. Positively striking. For imagery, this takes close to top spot in my humble opinion.
