Eclipse-o-mania

America went stark raving crazy over today’s solar eclipse.  Oh the ridiculous conspiracy theories that abounded over what was, after all, a common and predictable event! We could expect earthquakes! False flag attacks! Biological warfare! Acts of terrorism! EMPs! Civil unrest! Mass zombie behavior! Communications blackouts! Internet down! Martial law! Lock downs! Um, have I missed anything?

Of course, the moment the eclipse was over and exactly NONE of these predictions came to pass … crickets.

Here in Idaho, we were well outside the path of totality. Using this eclipse website, we would be seeing a bit under one-third coverage.

Last October, during the last eclipse, we really couldn’t see it since we didn’t have any glasses. However the sun filtered through the willow leaves and cast crescent shadows on our outdoor chest freezer, allowing us to “see” the eclipse (pretty cool, actually!).

This time, however, we have no willow leaves. They’ve barely emerged from their buds.

Although we had beautiful clear conditions, I despaired of seeing anything since we didn’t have glasses. Then, unexpectedly, Older Daughter said she had purchased two pairs of glasses online three weeks ago. Holy cow, really??? I was thrilled! Smart kid!!!

Thus we were able to watch the proceedings. I photographed the sun through the glasses, and here’s what I got:

How was your eclipse?