April | 2024 | my90acres

The eerie darkness shadowed the land while the skies on the horizons were light. All the yard lights came on. There is a video clip of this on the KitMiracleArt Facebook page, too.

Maybe you’ve been overwhelmed with all the reports about the solar eclipse this past week, but for those of us in the direct path, it was a life-time experience. For me, it right up there with the spectacular Hale-Bopp light show back in 1997, and the birth of my children.

Here in southern Indiana, we were in the direct path of totality. Every little town and burg was prepared. Events were planned months in advance. Businesses were using every type of marketing to entice visitors to the region. I joked with my husband that we ought to rent out our front field for parking. We didn’t. However, the nearby winery was charging $40 a car…in a gravel parking lot.

Many varieties of eclipse glasses. I was not successful in filming the actual eclipse on my phone by placing them in front of the camera.

And then there were those people who complained at the last minute that they didn’t have the special glasses. Really? You didn’t know the eclipse was coming? Libraries and other organizations were giving the glasses away for free. One disgruntled person in a fit of sour grapes commented, I hope it’s cloudy that day!

I was fortunate to experience the solar eclipse back in 1997 but it was only 93% coverage. It was still impressive. But total eclipse was beyond anything I expected.

The eclipse casts crescent-shaped shadows.

As we sat on the patio with our eclipse glasses on, we watched the shadow take over our area. We noticed how the birds and other animals quieted, and the frogs in the creek fired up. The yard lights came on. The eerie darkness with the lighted sky on the horizons prevailed. We could take our glasses off for a few minutes while the eclipse was a peak. Noting stars, the corona, other mysterious solar events. The experience was overwhelming.

A visiting blacksnake added to the excitement of the event. I didn’t know that they can raise themselves up. Watch a video of this on my Facebook page at KitMiracleArt.

Meanwhile, a big black snake came out and our border collie alerted us to the invader. I did not know that snakes can stand up when they feel threatened. I’ve posted a still shot of this side event, but you can check out the video on my Facebook site at KitMiracleArt. All ended well. The dog was called off and the snake headed towards the woodpile to feast upon little rodents.

I hope that many of you have some memorable moments about the total eclipse. This was truly one of those lifetime memory events and I won’t forget it anytime soon, if ever.