It hit me the other day that I never really posted about the solar eclipse last summer. My super fantastic husband arranged for us to drive down into totality, rather than view the partial eclipse Mackinac Island was going to get.
He did a ton of research and found this lovely little park in Murphysboro, Illinois. It was perfect - quaint and quiet. We started to worry early in the day as we watched thunderheads building nearby, but Mother Nature cooperated and we weren't disappointed. Right on time, the moon showed up and treated us to this:
It's not my picture (none of mine turned out nearly as well,) but it was taken from Murphysboro. Pictures, even this one, just don't do totality justice. It was such an incredible sight. I never really understood eclipse chasers - until I experienced totality myself.
Before totality, we had a wonderful time playing around with eclipse viewing methods:
Before totality, we had a wonderful time playing around with eclipse viewing methods:
through the trees,
through our hands,
and of course, through our eclipse viewers.
As silly as it may sound, the two and a half minutes of totality we experienced that day was probably the most incredible thing I've ever seen with my own eyes. Really. The 13 hour drive back to Michigan was completely worth it. It was so amazing, we're already planning for the next total solar eclipse to hit the United States. Did you know another one was coming? It doesn't cross coast to coast, but it still hits a number of states.
And, ever so conveniently, my husband's parent's backyard is smack dab right in totality. One guess where we'll be on April 8, 2025.
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