WOW! Talk about a moment! Monday, we decided to head east of here to get out of the cloud cover… so we got into the car and started driving south and east down country roads. There was a line of cars going the same direction but it wasn't crazy. We ended up all the way to the St. Laurence in a little mall's parking lot. We stood at the edge of an open field watching the moon slowly start to obliterate the sun. It was cool to see the light change and dim but it didn't really prepare us for the WOW moment!
There was an actual gasp as the crowd of people took off their glasses to see totality. I can't say what others were feeling but I was emotional… I wasn't expecting that as I was only vaguely interested, but gosh, tears came to my eyes and a lump formed in my throat.
It was totally worth the drive!
As we waited for the moon to traverse the sky, we chatted with a nice man from Ottawa. There was a feeling of congelaity as people walked around waiting for the star event. It was a mini festival :-)
Graham, his son Erik, and Erik's girlfriend (Norlyn sp wrong probably) also went south but to another town. Graham got a few good shots of the moon, but the one with the sunset/sunrise in an arc was stunning.
Yesterday we dashed into town, Carm to Costco to refresh our produce section of the fridge, and me to my parents to see Graham for his birthday. It was a busy day… after we got home, I walked with Kirsten for an hour, took the dogs to their pedicure appointment, then got supper ready for our dinner guest! Carm's ‘old’ co-worker, Ken, lives not too far from here and was on his own for a few nights so it seemed a good time for them to catch up on the current, and rehash the past.
Today… well… today is another day… I had an appointment in the city which wasn't a big deal but has left some things up in the air…
Awesome!
“the SUN AND THE MOON”
“little yellow flowers on the side of the road”
“outside in a t-shirt”
“still walking with Kirsten”
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