Showing posts with label Solar Eclipse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Solar Eclipse. Show all posts

Monday, April 08, 2024

Solar Eclipse 2024 And Puppies And And And...

 

"Nations, like stars, entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Down and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul.
 
~Victor Hugo 
 
It was a morning. There was a solar eclipse, and there was a group of puppies roaming the neighborhood to help us enjoy it. I hope to update this post later today, with pictures of the puppies, but for now just know they are... awesome. Labradors... I think. One is a gorgeous mink brown, the rest are black with white spots, although a bit different on each one. I call the brown one Peanut. The smallest one is black, with white on his chest. He has one blue eye and one brown. A little slower then the rest of the litter, but friendly, and he seems a bit shy, or maybe. He's a great dog. I call him Aidan. All of them will be, and I wish them the best of luck. It's apparent someone dumped them here, sigh. So they deserve some luck. They are so wonderful, and my heart aches to take them in, but... well... kitties live here right now. It's just bad timing.
 
 
Now, onto the Solar Eclipse and other stories in the news. First of all, it was only a partial eclipse in my area. About 35%. Still it was fun, and I enjoyed attempting some photos. It's a bright sunny day, cold, you can feel the snow in the Sierra, but as days go, it was a stunner! So it was fun. It was nice to stretch my photographers legs and try for a difficult subject. I am happy with the way it turned out, but I think I did better last fall, with the eclipse. Shrug. The next total eclipse will be in 20 years. I will be 81. While I may stop blogging by then, I am hoping my camera will still be by my side and ready to go. Perhaps by then, I will be good enough, with even difficult subjects, that I will be able to stun the world with my beautiful photographs of the total eclipse of the sun. We'll see! In other news, Donald Trump is still trying to stall his hush money trial, and Marjorie Taylor Green hasn't been raptured yet! Weird... right?

Finally, macarons, new shoes, new toothbrushes, and a new wheelchair, all appeared in my life, all on the same day of the eclipse and the puppies. Some days are like that. No matter what, puppies should always be involved in any day.

More later.



 
 

Sunday, October 15, 2023

The Magical Autumn Sun

 

“Ah, Lovely October, as you usher in the season that awakens my soul, your awesome beauty compels my spirit to soar like an leaf caught in an autumn breeze and my heart to sing like a heavenly choir.”
 
~Peggy Toney Horton 
 
(via the NASA website)


Yesterday, an Annular solar eclipse took place. Fortunately, it's path came right over Northern California, so there was no way I was going to miss the show. I purchased a box of eclipse glasses, so hubby and I would be safe while viewing the stages. I basically found the sun, and then aimed my phones camera, the Samsung A53, in the general direction. Despite the light cloud cover, I managed a decent enough photo or two. I was happy with this one, and it garnered a few likes on Twitter, sorry I forget, X. It's always fun when folks appreciate something you do. I didn't get much sleep last night, and I had weird dreams, so I enjoyed having something fun to focus on. See, I told you the Autumn sun brings magical things.




Monday, May 21, 2012

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 12~ The Solar Eclipse



"Light, when suddenly let in, dazzles and hurts and almost blinds us: but this soon passes away, and it seems to become the only element we can exist in."
~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827
Sunday's Annular eclipse as seen from my yard here in the San Francisco East Bay. It was magical. And to think I did it using my old friend Konica Minolta... you know... the camera that is currently being held together with rubber bands! LOL. I have purchased two new cameras in the last 6 months, one of which arrived Saturday, but I always keep going back to my old friend.
For more photos of Sunday's eclipse visit Spaceweather.com

~Me :)

If you would like to join in, please feel free to do so! Upload your photos to the site of your choice, and come back here with the direct link back to it. I will list you with my entry for tomorrow. There is no need to participate each day, just join in as the spirit moves you. There's no subject, just whatever you find that day.

Now go see what these folks have come up with...

JR Cline Day 10

JR Cline Day 11