240408 bugs, bee, silly ducks
April the eighth: What a sense of expectancy in the air. There is no wind, as if the world is holding its breath. But the clouds are covering the sun, so we may see nothing of the eclipse. Tamar, Nick, and the chidren, have headed towards Hamilton to catch totality. But most of the Greater Toronto area is doing the same, while here in the city we are just outside totality. Perhaps they will all park right on the highway and watch. How cool. (I am reminded of Day of the Triffids . [Everyone went blind from watching a sky show.] ) * I was blessed! For a few minutes, just as totality was ending and the world was dark and the streetlamps came on, the sun appeared (a tiny sliver of it, actually) in a patch of blue sky barely bigger than itself, and I saw the shadow withdraw from the orb of the sun. My "eclipse glasses", although they were not "certified", showed nothing until more than a sliver of the sun was uncovered. I did not watch for long however, just to be safe