A day before school started was the big solar eclipse. We were all ready with solar glasses in hand. I got ours just before everything sold out. They were going like crazy around here. I ended up paying $5 a pair but it was totally worth it.
We were not in the path of totality in Black Mountain but we didn't want to fight the crowds to get there. At home we were 99.6 % so we figured that was close enough.
The big event was amazing. Hard to put in words but made me feel so small. As the moon covered the sun, it looked like dusk and the crickets came out. It was eerily quiet. All of our neighbors were out to watch. Grady was jumping around with excitement, Myles exclaimed, "it's not that cool", and Emma didn't know what was going on. Pretty much all par for the course with those 3. I enjoyed every moment. What a an awesome experience.
Checking out the start of the eclipse
I tried to get a photo on my phone with the glasses over the camera. It didn't work.
Our tiny house neighbor, Terry, came to watch with us
Pip was not impressed
Terry was trying to get a photo through glasses
We were afraid these big puffy clouds would block our view
Waiting for the full coverage
The clouds cleared up just as we went into the 99% coverage
Eclipse Time!!!! 99.6%!
I hope this is an event that the boys will remember
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