A diamond's gotta shine

Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île, Claude Monet, 1886, Art Institute of Chicago: European Painting and Sculpture

Belle-Ile, a small island off the southern shore of Brittany, was known for its dramatic cliffs, rock formations, and grottoes. As he often did, Claude Monet misjudged the time he would need to explore and capture the beauty of the place, which he variously called “lugubrious,” “terrifying,” and “very beautiful.” He came for two weeks and stayed for more than two months. This canvas is one of a group depicting the frieze of rock formations known as Port-Goulphar. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland Size: 66 × 81.8 cm (26 × 32 3/16 in.) Medium: Oil on canvas

Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île, Claude Monet, 1886, Art Institute of Chicago: European Painting and Sculpture

Belle-Ile, a small island off the southern shore of Brittany, was known for its dramatic cliffs, rock formations, and grottoes. As he often did, Claude Monet misjudged the time he would need to explore and capture the beauty of the place, which he variously called “lugubrious,” “terrifying,” and “very beautiful.” He came for two weeks and stayed for more than two months. This canvas is one of a group depicting the frieze of rock formations known as Port-Goulphar. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland Size: 66 × 81.8 cm (26 × 32 3/16 in.) Medium: Oil on canvas

I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me.