Solar Eclipse 2024 in San Saba Texas. Ray and I went to visit Aunt Pat on Saturday. Did chores and prepped. Kevin, Maria, and the girls arrived Sunday afternoon. Fish fry (yummy). Excitement build-up. And weather worries. Monday - 12:15 pm we all had our glasses, chairs, and chatter
Got cooler. Clouds flitted by, but weren't completely blocking the moving eclipse. Wind kicked up.
Birds quieted
Darker sky
Eerie. Pat's solar night lights even turned on. The kids hushed. We all stared in awe (with our solar glasses on)
Maria captured this moment. Magic. Awestruck. Astounding.
Wow!
And then the light switch slowly turned on, clouds cleared, kids started playing again, adults just kept saying "Holy cow, that was so cool."
Aunt Pat gave us notice last year for this "party", and she threw a doozie.
Won't be around in three hundred years for the next total eclipse. Very glad to be here for this one.
Science rules!
Very cool you got to see it complete. We only saw seventy-five percent, but with glasses, it was still really cool.
ReplyDeleteIt was beyond expectation and words.
DeleteHi Joanne - sounds lots of fun ... I wished it wasn't so short when I experienced my partial one ... the thing I remember was the dew appearing as the dark and coolness came along.
ReplyDeleteYou'll have lots to talk about for many a year to come - the youngsters (younger ones!!) ... glad you had lots of fun - cheers Hilary
I hope the day does stick with the girls. Quite the phenomenon.
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