Francis by Patrick J. Marrin for June 25, 2020

Yes, looks like a tribute to Van Gogh’s Starry Night.

The artwork in this strip just keeps getting better.

Don McLean’s “Vincent” begins with those words Francis says, for you young-uns. The song’s a nice tribute to Van Gogh.

I would be upset if Brother Leo cut off his ear.

I am not an astronaut. I’ve never been that high, but I have come close.

I recall a night about a half century ago, in a cockpit at 47,000 feet, above most of the atmosphere. Below me, the darkness of the Georgia swamps, punctuated by pinpricks of light joined by ribbons of glowing diamonds, the aurora of the larger cities peeking up at places on the horizon. Above me, stars so close, I only had to open the canopy, stick out my hand and scoop them up.

i would rather see starlight than streetlights

mother nature is saying – enough already – no one is listening :(

“They would not listen, they’re not listening still. Perhaps they never will.” Don McLean

Beautiful imagery, thank you.

What if once night every 4 years, we shut off as many lights as we can, making the sky as dark as we can?

Today, “Starry, Starry Night” is the prequel to “The Scream”…

As a little girl, we loved looking at the stars at night. Every once in a great while, we’d see an arm of the Milky Way.

The answer, my friends, is blowin’ in the wind…

Supposedly, digoxin enhanced Van Gogh’s perception of the stars. Or as the less kind have suggested, booze.