I'm feeling jealous right now as my family, many of whom are in the path of totality, report on the magnificence of experiencing the total solar eclipse. I'm feeling some FOMO, since I was supposed to be in Maine, right smack dab in the best weather for the path- but circumstances beyond my control find me in the Bay Area, where we had a 34% eclipse at the peak.
I loved reading your post and the remembrance of that day. There was a special feeling in the air, and I loved watching it in TV. From city to city everyone united by this one cosmic event. I felt I was part of something big & united with all of them despite the distance. I had my glasses which I shared with my partner and we could see the changes. We watched from the front of the house and later the backyard. There was no totality here in upstate New York, but it became a bit darker like when a storm is approaching, there was a chill in the air and my little dog started barking and running around the house looking for something we couldn’t see. It was cosmic magic felt deeply.
Thank for sharing this. I was very emotional during the eclipse. I watched NASA's live stream and was so moved by the responses of those gathered in totality. I was maybe an hour drive away from totality, but wanted to experience the event at home, about 97% I believe it was here. I wasn't expecting a darkened sky here, but we did get a little darker. It was like a cloudy day but no clouds. It got a little chillier as well. It was surprising to me. Moving. Happy to be alive and able to experience it from my front yard.
Thanks for sharing! Once again, you hit the nail on the head for me personally/emotionally/spiritually. A cosmic bonding moment for our country at a time when unity is sorely needed. Loved that my extended family from Texas to Florida to New England were all sharing how they were celebrating in the moment. Cosmic excitement and connection!
That was beautiful, thank you. I chuckled a bit as I read your description of your view in California - able to see a tiny bite. I am up here in the Pacific NW, where my bite would have been even smaller than yours had I been able to see anything at all - total cloud cover up here. But, I watched it on TV as it moved from city to city and was also moved by the uniting power of the event. Everyone of all political persuasions were excited by it, all across the path of totality. And the images projected on my screen were phenomenal.
I loved reading your post and the remembrance of that day. There was a special feeling in the air, and I loved watching it in TV. From city to city everyone united by this one cosmic event. I felt I was part of something big & united with all of them despite the distance. I had my glasses which I shared with my partner and we could see the changes. We watched from the front of the house and later the backyard. There was no totality here in upstate New York, but it became a bit darker like when a storm is approaching, there was a chill in the air and my little dog started barking and running around the house looking for something we couldn’t see. It was cosmic magic felt deeply.
Thank for sharing this. I was very emotional during the eclipse. I watched NASA's live stream and was so moved by the responses of those gathered in totality. I was maybe an hour drive away from totality, but wanted to experience the event at home, about 97% I believe it was here. I wasn't expecting a darkened sky here, but we did get a little darker. It was like a cloudy day but no clouds. It got a little chillier as well. It was surprising to me. Moving. Happy to be alive and able to experience it from my front yard.
Thanks for sharing! Once again, you hit the nail on the head for me personally/emotionally/spiritually. A cosmic bonding moment for our country at a time when unity is sorely needed. Loved that my extended family from Texas to Florida to New England were all sharing how they were celebrating in the moment. Cosmic excitement and connection!
That was beautiful, thank you. I chuckled a bit as I read your description of your view in California - able to see a tiny bite. I am up here in the Pacific NW, where my bite would have been even smaller than yours had I been able to see anything at all - total cloud cover up here. But, I watched it on TV as it moved from city to city and was also moved by the uniting power of the event. Everyone of all political persuasions were excited by it, all across the path of totality. And the images projected on my screen were phenomenal.
A beautiful and deeply resonating reflection!!! Thank you for sharing 🦋🩵