It’s Total Eclipse Day for much of the United States. Where I live in southwest Michigan it was just a 95 total percent eclipse opportunity. Still, we were invested.
The day was seventy-degree warm, cloudless (which is good for eclipse watching), and calm. I gardened in the morning and got ready to watch the grand event around 1:45. The eclipse itself started at 1:53.
Our friend S joined us. We had snacks and beverages and chairs on the patio. But no trees, which made for optimum viewing. We also had the prescribed glasses, the ones with the tiny instructions on the back side. Both S and I love grammar, and we did find the instructions to be confusing. But then there won’t be another eclipse for a while, so we decided against querying the manufacturers.
Instead, we reveled in the spectacle along with Earl. We watched the entire process and found it food for thought about science, God, and the importance of the sun. When the moon was at 95 percent we were aware of a drop in temperature and an eerie cast to the land.
When it was over, S went home; Earl and I puzzled as we always do to start the evening; and life returned to normal, although I suspect there will be a gazillion photos online and in the news for the next 24 hours.
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