Monday 21st August
So, the Solar Eclipse happened today, and we thought we were going to be best placed for an almost perfect viewpoint. On the path of 99% totality, surely we would see the eclipse, it would go dark, silent, with birds flying off to roost?
But oh no……..The morning began with a thunderstorm, perhaps a sign of things to come, that all was not well. However, the clouds cleared away, and by 8:30am we had placed our beach chairs and umbrella on the sand, ready for a front row viewing spot.
At midday we were on the beach, expectant, phones and cameras at the ready. We had a quick swim in the ocean, and then settled down for the impending show in the skies.
The dark clouds were building both east and west of us, moving closer and closer together, finally colluding to obscure the sun and therefore the path of the moon in front of it.
Daylight was not diminished, it did not go dark, the atmosphere wasn’t rendered silent and heavy. It went rather gloomy, as if we were sitting beneath heavy, dark clouds, and then it brightened, and finally the sun made an appearance.
So, unless you’re in the path of 100% totality, you will not experience darkness ~ even if only for two minutes or so.
100%. All or nothing. No half measures.
The evening did end though, with the most spectacular sunset. Such beautiful colours, with a shadow sunburst, making fabulous rays up to the heavens.
Was that you, ending the day in such a amazing show of colour?
Love you sweetie
Darling Angel son
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Wow!! I’ve never seen a sunset like that before! Frankie was definitely saying “hey Mom!” ❤
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Ahhhh, thank you for your sweet words; would love to think Frank was up there painting the sky with a big paintbrush.
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A beautiful sunset. I left Portland 2 hours before the eclipse, back to CA at 10am, hazy sky made the sun looked regular.
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Thank you.
Hope you had a good journey.
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Thank you! 🙂
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Aw. Sorry M Nature didn’t play with you over there! Here in Portland … also 99% totality …. we got a pretty good show.
Still…looking at your pics, I see awesome eclipse shadowing happening, so give it a partial credit! 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
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Ahhhh, thank you for your praise!
I’ll go back and look carefully for those shadows.
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Awesome!! Thanks for the pictures! My kids wanted to go down to Myrtle Beach really badly. Cool that you were right there even if it didn’t go totally dark.
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Thank you.
It was pretty cool that we were on the beach, even if it was just gloomy, there was a noticeable change in the level of light.
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Yes that picture looks like it was the beginning or end of the eclipse. I watched it on the NASA FB page. Gorgeous storm and sunset.
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Thank you so much.
Yes, NASA’s coverage and photos are truly amazing.
x
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Glad to have watched the eclipse through your photos.
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Thank you very much.
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I was very disappointed by the eclipse too. It was just like a brief cloud passed by.
Oh well, I can always look at photos on line!
Gorgeous sunset pix!
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Thank you.
Yes, that’s just how we felt too.
Never mind, NASA has some great shots!
🌕🌔🌓🌒🌚🌘🌗🌖🌕
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Lovely cloudscapes
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Thank you.
It was a lovely day for colourful, changing skies.
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I was in the path of totality and spent the morning making my “safe box.” The sun was so bright I could hardly see and it was so hot I could hardly breathe.
Ten minutes before the eclipse was supposed to start, huge dark clouds drifted in and obscured the entire event.
It only got dark in the way it gets dark when the sun goes behind a cloud. Very disappointing. 😦
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Oh my, that certainly does sound disappointing…At least you can say, you were there ~ even if you were below the cloud cover!
Whoops 😵🤔🙃
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It was all cloudy here, too. Your sunset photos are amazing, and you got a technicolor view of the sky! 🙂
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Thank you very much.
It really was a glorious evening.
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Lovely photos!
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Thank you Lynn.
Hope all is well.
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Some beautiful pictures. Where I live we had a 75% eclipse. Found it amazing how exposure to just a small portion of the sun lights the whole area.
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Thank you.
Yes, that’s very true ~ think it had to be 100% to have total darkness.
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I think you do need to be in the totality to experience the full and amazing effects. BUT, oh my, what a spectacular show the sky put on for you. Your photos are so dramatic, and the sunset is stunning. The silver lining 🙂
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments. I do love watching the different colours in the sky, especially at sunset.
x ☀️ x
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What a sunset
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It was truly beautiful.
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Magnificent
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Most kind.
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Great account of the eclipse!
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Thank you very much.
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You took great photos of a magnificent sunset.
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Very kind of you to say so.
Thank you.
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WOW!!- who needs an eclipse when you have a sunset like that!!!!
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It really was a fabulous end to the day.
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What wonderful, magnificent skies
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Thank you.
It was a spectacular end to the day.
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