Cape Cod Evening, 1939 (Whippoorwill) Hopper

     Late summer at Truro, and this couple has returned from an outing
of some kind, perhaps a funeral. The distraught woman would like the attention
of the man, but he is busy distracting himself with the dog, who has heard
something in the trees, and is about to investigate the source of the sounds.
(Whippoorwill was the name first given this painting). In a few seconds
the unsettled woman will turn away and re-enter the house to start dinner. The dog
will disappear after the bird, leaving the man to consider his options.  Perhaps a beer.
Tomorrow the southerly migrations will continue from the woods and ponds surrounding
the house. Tomorrow the Germans will invade the Low Countries. Tonight,
however, at Truro, the whippoorwill call will resound, and the world will stop… 
and listen…