Photo Gallery: Chasing the Eclipse

Totality was near. The sky darkened. It was a different kind of dark, not like a sunset or dusk, or even when a storm rolls in. A different shade, one eerie and otherworldly. Shadows on the ground began to pulse and create waves, a phenomenon we later learned was called shadow bands. The birds’ chirps became frantic and shrill. Bugs swarmed as though it were dusk. I shivered in the coming cold. Through my glasses, the sun got smaller and smaller, until it was swallowed completely…

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I hope you enjoy this month’s reflection, about our experience watching the total solar eclipse! And I hope you enjoy this month’s photos, mostly from our trip to the path of totality, but some other spring things thrown in there as well. As always, feel free to comment with how you’re experiencing the season!

April 2024