We only got to experience the 98% but it was still pretty amazing! It was amazing to use our fancy little lo-tek cardboard glasses to see the moon inch across the sun’s path, it was amazing to see the strange light and shadows — the crazy stillness, it was amazing to see that 2% of sunlight still lightens the world. I was energized, soaking in all of the moon power and thinking about the magnificent coincidence of the moon being the right shape/size and in the right path to perfectly cover the sun — that our perception of the moon matches our perception of the sun in a perfectly perceptable alignment! We all stood out on the sidewalk, sharing our glasses with whomever walked by to marvel in this amazing phenomenon. To be so blatantly reminded how small we are, as earthlings but especially as humans, and how we are just a tiny part of an ecosystem which by the grace of its commitment to working together (some more than others, eh?) exists.
It has spurred us to assess our place in the world, in our community, and in the place where we are — as the year unfolds, so will our understanding and further plans(maybe Valencia for the next eclipse!). The whiplash of the Spring weather emphasizes perseverence, patience, and empathy.
We look forward.
Rock Bottom Homestead 