There was quite a crowd at Blue Sky Vineyards today. Music playing and picnic on the ground.

As I peered through the Eclipse glasses I noticed that the Sun was reducing dramatically. Soon it was a sliver of itself. There were Eclipse T-shirts and Eclipse wine glasses.

The feeling of awe and inspiration during the almost 5 minutes of Totality was palpable. Crickets began to chirp and the birds headed for their nests only to see a very short night.

We discussed that the next solar eclipse is 20 years from now and were speculating about whether we would be around to see it. Although time goes by quickly. A bit like a Weaver’s Shuttle.

Life is like a rollercoaster, up and down and side to side. Somewhat like the Sun rarely is eclipsed but when it is it is a doozy.

Jonathon told me that the Eclipse Party is still going strong in Carbondale. After all, you do not have a total solar eclipse every day.