The Great American Eclipse began its American journey near Depoe Bay, Oregon. Depoe Bay figures prominently in my summers growing up. I wasn't paying enough attention, otherwise I might have considered a sojourn to Depoe Bay for the total solar eclipse. Instead, Saint Sam and I experienced 78.2 percent of the eclipse from our own backyard in northern California. We parked our outdoor chairs on the lawn. The breeze was cool, the neighborhood quiet, and the steady hum of morning traffic winding down. We could hear the birds, although they were tucked away in their hide-aways. It was still too early for the butterflies and the squirrels were keeping their distance. Saint Sam becomes Warrior Sam when they try to bury their nuts in his carefully tended plant pots! Our solar eclipse was pretty uneventful. I thought that a 78.2 percent solar ...The Great American Eclipse
The Great American Eclipse began its American journey near Depoe Bay, Oregon. Depoe Bay figures prominently in my summers growing up. I wasn't paying enough attention, otherwise I might have considered a sojourn to Depoe Bay for the total solar eclipse. Instead, Saint Sam and I experienced 78.2 percent of the eclipse from our own backyard in northern California. We parked our outdoor chairs on the lawn. The breeze was cool, the neighborhood quiet, and the steady hum of morning traffic winding down. We could hear the birds, although they were tucked away in their hide-aways. It was still too early for the butterflies and the squirrels were keeping their distance. Saint Sam becomes Warrior Sam when they try to bury their nuts in his carefully tended plant pots! Our solar eclipse was pretty uneventful. I thought that a 78.2 percent solar ...