Eclipse day arrived!!
As weather folks all over predicted, our little spot of Texas was almost entirely clouded over for the four days surrounding the total eclipse. We raced westward to try to reach clearer skies.
On the way, we found a turtle attempting to cross the two-lane highway, with regular traffic just ripping by. Gary made a quick pullover and after waiting for several speeding vehicles to pass, we worked in tandem to a) watch for traffic and b) snatch up and safely escort our intrepid traveler across the road in its desired direction. A very satisfying endeavor for us, and hopefully a boon for the turtle.
Our search for clearer skies was to no avail. With about fifteen minutes to go before the eclipse began, we finally stopped in the town of Kerrville. We caught glimpses of the sun and moon just before and just after the eclipse, when the clouds thinned ever so briefly.
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| Panorama: it grew so dark while I took this picture, the automatic lights came on at the Kerr County youth development camp building. Dogs began barking like mad. Otherwise, silence — no traffic at all as everyone stopped to watch. |
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| Kerrville featured on PBS - and then we noticed the NASA logo and thought… 🧐 |
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| Five or six minutes after the first panorama photo and about three minutes after totality, the (sun)lights were back on in Kerrville. |
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| Another glimpse as the eclipse begins its denouement. |
Amazing, wild, wonderful, even though we did not get to see the corona. Naturally, thoughts arise of chasing next year’s total eclipse in South America. Possibilities….
After seeing the NASA logo associated with Kerrville, we ventured into the town proper and then found NASA’s extensive eclipse viewing setup. No idea what we missed, but no doubt it was extremely cool.
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| We found Waldo!! |
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| A neat set of mosaics representing classic children’s stories outside the county library. |
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| Mother Lucy tending to her three kittens, which she hid inside a tree trunk several feet off the ground. Very very smart and attentive mama. |
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