I didn't think I cared. So many people across Chicagoland were planning where to be at 2:07 PM when the eclipse took place, but I wasn't one of them. Until I was.
I haven't been feeling well and took today off work. Waking up whenever I woke up made a big difference this morning to my mood and my gut. I decided, belatedly, that I wanted to be part of it. Of course, by today there were no glasses to be had.
So if I couldn't watch the eclipse, I decided to watch others watch the eclipse. On my way to the dollar store, I stopped by the middle school. Students were virtually wrapped around the building, waiting for the big event.
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| Look at all the heads visible over the cars on the right. |
Then I parked myself on a bench and waited for it to happen. I hoped to see shadows grow long or the world to go dark but alas, that didn't happen. Chicago was just too far from The Path of Totality.
But something interesting did happen: Jen from the card shop saw me sitting there and lent me her glasses so I could take a peek at the sky. The sun was a black circle.
I felt funny being caught sitting on a bench in the sun after calling in sick to work. But she said she was happy she got to share this "celestial event" with me.
So we're done eclipsing now until 2045. When I'll be (gulp!) 87 years old. So I'm glad I participated today.
We had clouds. We came in and watched totality on CBS; if you haven't seen video of it, try to find some. It really is an amazing wonder and for just a little while we weren't all yelling at each other. I wish I could take my Lear jet to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun whenever and wherever it next occurs, but I didn't win the Powerball.
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