AdamD
Catasetinae Crazed
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So we live just outside of the path of totality. It seemed silly to me to be so close but not experience the grandeur of it. So I took off work (which I never, ever do), took the kids out their first day of school early (kindergarten and preschool), and we headed southwest to my aunt's property for a front row seat. We took a gamble with the weather that just so happened to pay off!
To see it, experience it, there are no words, pictures, news clips that could ever do it justice. I feel so blessed to be able to be part of it.
Our setting was serene. And yes, there was plenty of fishing involved! My uncle had a theory that, just like at dusk and dawn, near the time of totality the fish would bite more. He was right!
When it came time for the main event, we put fishing aside and fixed our eyes to the sky. Minutes before totality we could see the eeriest darkness start to creep into our surroundings. It was like being in a dreamscape, everything was confused and distorted. The birds flew in to nest, chickens to roost, crickets and cicadas set the background noise to an otherwise quiet moment. The temperature had dropped steadily from a sultry 92F to a comfortable mid 80's I would guess. The atmosphere was electric, the hairs on my arm and neck were standing on end. It seemed everything was being drawn toward the heavens.
And then, it happened. Glasses, off. Everyone looked around at each other in disbelief, awestruck grins slapped across their faces. No one really knew what to say. Stars and planets were plainly visible at this point, in the northern horizon the sky glowed like twilight.
My wife had her camera still bagged up, insisting she wouldn't want to waste precious time on pictures, but her mom had hers out just in case someone caught the impulse. My wife couldn't resist.
Remarkably I like the date stamp, lol. Who's ever said that? Anyways, that's our experience. Thanks for letting me share. My words still don't do God's glory justice
So we live just outside of the path of totality. It seemed silly to me to be so close but not experience the grandeur of it. So I took off work (which I never, ever do), took the kids out their first day of school early (kindergarten and preschool), and we headed southwest to my aunt's property for a front row seat. We took a gamble with the weather that just so happened to pay off!
To see it, experience it, there are no words, pictures, news clips that could ever do it justice. I feel so blessed to be able to be part of it.
Our setting was serene. And yes, there was plenty of fishing involved! My uncle had a theory that, just like at dusk and dawn, near the time of totality the fish would bite more. He was right!
When it came time for the main event, we put fishing aside and fixed our eyes to the sky. Minutes before totality we could see the eeriest darkness start to creep into our surroundings. It was like being in a dreamscape, everything was confused and distorted. The birds flew in to nest, chickens to roost, crickets and cicadas set the background noise to an otherwise quiet moment. The temperature had dropped steadily from a sultry 92F to a comfortable mid 80's I would guess. The atmosphere was electric, the hairs on my arm and neck were standing on end. It seemed everything was being drawn toward the heavens.
And then, it happened. Glasses, off. Everyone looked around at each other in disbelief, awestruck grins slapped across their faces. No one really knew what to say. Stars and planets were plainly visible at this point, in the northern horizon the sky glowed like twilight.
My wife had her camera still bagged up, insisting she wouldn't want to waste precious time on pictures, but her mom had hers out just in case someone caught the impulse. My wife couldn't resist.
Remarkably I like the date stamp, lol. Who's ever said that? Anyways, that's our experience. Thanks for letting me share. My words still don't do God's glory justice
