Millions traveled on Monday to see the Total Lunar Eclipse for a whole 2 minutes! It turns out the sun and moon still can pull an audience together from time to time. And it was wonderful but that two minutes wasn't the end of the show for me. As we drove home the sky kept showing off and changing the colors and drama of the canvas. So here is a sample of the many pictures we took on our 8-hour drive home. At one point, driving through the Nebraska sandhills, it looked as if we would driving off the edge of the hill and diving into the storm clouds. So dramatic!
A special thank you to my husband Pete for indulging me by taking some of the photos while i was driving. I am also grateful to both Pete and Luke for their patience when I stopped the car on the side of the road to finish off the sunset photos.
Enjoy this little slide show and then consider giving the everyday sky a bit more attention. You never know when another painting will show up!
By the shadow of the moon, we contemplate the sun....
It was amazing, spectacular, miraculous and worth every mile of driving to get there. Pete, our son, Luke, and I drove to Grand Island, Nebraska to view the Total Solar Eclipse on August 21st. I was able to take many pictures with my little camera and here are the results.
The experience was magical at times. As the moon reached the halfway mark, we began to notice that we didn't feel the full heat of the sun anymore. It was weird to be in the sun but not hot. Later, as the darkness gradually came, our eyes felt like they were fooling us. It was day light but yet not bright and no storm in sight.
We had the perfect weather, mostly sunny with wispy angel clouds floating by. This provided the perfect stage for a rainbow circle around the sun (aka Sun Dog), which lasted for about twenty minutes. When the eclipse was about 75%, a flock of about twenty white pelicans flew over the park where we watched, heralding the coming darkness. And right as the moment of Total Eclipse arrived, three dragonflies appeared over our heads and sat in the tree above us.
The darkness was like right after sunset, with the feeling that God was playing with the dimmer switch. overall, it was a peaceful and gorgeous spectacle. I am so grateful to have been able to go and see it. Here is a little movie of the progression. [note: there is NO SOUND in this video]
