We were lucky enough to be in the path of the solar eclipse that happened on Sunday. While we weren’t in the “sweet spot” we still had a spectacular view. Our set up was simple, a pair of binoculars and a white piece of paper. Also on hand were our welding goggles. Here are some image from the binoculars:
Just getting started.
We had a nice clear sky as the eclipse was starting, but during the course of the hour it became cloudy off and on.
Almost half way eclipsed.
It was a lot of fun to watch as the moon made it’s way in front of the sun. Since we only had one pair of welding goggles we had to take turns looking through them. And of course, we were also trying to capture images of the event as well.
Cloud cover, and a near full eclipse.
By the time the full eclipse and “ring of fire” happened, our sky was full of clouds. Luckily we could still see quiet a bit using the goggles. However, our binoculars no longer could produce an image. As you can see in the above image, it was very cloudy.
Did you see the eclipse?
One of my favorite things to do is to “play tourist” in my own town. Last week I took a day to go to the “big city” and play tourist downtown so I could take photos for a BlogPaws post.
First on my to do list was a visit to the new City Creek Center, which was amazing. Even the parking garage was impressive! Even though I didn’t buy anything, it was such a nice place to walk around.
The space is seriously huge, I didn’t even see all of it, and of course the fountains were really pretty. While I didn’t actually see it, the fountains are supposed to put on a show at certain times of the day, and they were designed by the same people who did the Bellagio!
Another thing that was impressive (aside from all the high end shopping like Tiffany’s) was the way the space was designed for just being in and enjoying. There were a lot of spaces to sit, and tons of pretty water features to look at. A small creek runs through the shopping center, and there are parts where you can see small waterfalls. There are even some kenectic sculptures.
It’s a great place to visit and I look forward to going back, especially because they have The Cheesecake Factory there! I would love to see it at night too, I bet it looks totally different!
Do you enjoy playing tourist in your own city? Or cities close to you? Stay tuned for part two!
One of the things that I most looked forward to having as a “grown up” was my very own garden. When we bought our home I couldn’t wait to get my hands on our front yard and add in flower beds and try to make it look really pretty. A garden designer I am not, but I think it could be my dream job. Of course, there is only so much a person can do with a budget of next to zero, but if I had unlimited buckets of money, these are some of the things I would want to do in my garden:
As it is now however, I will be happy if I can get my flowerbeds clear of weeds and planted with blooms in time for summer. Do you have any fun plans for your garden this year?
Erin of A Girl and Her Mutt tagged me for the 11 Questions meme, and who am I to deny a request from such a lovely person? Besides, these things are always pretty fun. It turns out that I have had a hard time coming up with questions to ask, so I am just going to answer, and if you feel like playing along please do (yes, I am breaking the rules).
11 Random Facts:
- I’ve been belly dancing for almost 20 years now, but I haven’t performed in a very long time.
- I got a Nintendo when they first came out (from Santa). The boys in the neighborhood suddenly thought I was the coolest chick on the planet.
- I still LOVE Nintendo games.
- Sand volleyball is one of my favorite sports to play.
- I have had a lot of “unusual” pets; hedgehog, ferret, rats, and frogs.
- I taught myself to play the guitar. This doesn’t mean I am good at it.
- Hula hooping is one of my current favorite ways to bust a move.
- I thought I was allergic to chocolate until my early 20′s.
- My wisdom teeth were taken out when I was 12, I only had 3.
- I just got a ukelele!
- I LOVE going to aerobics classes and am currently saving up for a gym membership so I can go to classes again.
Erin’s Questions:
- What is one food you could eat over and over and over? Cereal. Seriously, I love the stuff. I could also eat pizza all the time.
- If you could change your name to be anything you could imagine, what would it be? Princess Consuela Banana Hammock.
- What would a tv show about your life be called and who would play you? I have no idea. It would probably be a lot like Gilmore Girls (my mom is by far my best friend), and Sienfield (a show about nothing). As for who would play me? Maybe I could play myself!
- Trains, planes, or automobiles? I like them all, but by far automobiles are my favorite. I love going to car shows.
- If you could switch jobs with no problem and no worries about money, what would you do? I don’t have a traditional job right now, so you could say that I already have a dream job. However, if I could get any job in the world without any trouble I would want to work with dolphins.
- City or Country? In between. I don’t think I would enjoy being too cut off, but I wouldn’t like living in a big city either.
- If you could only buy clothes from one store for the rest of your life, where would it be? Old Navy. Pretty much already do only buy stuff from there. LOL.
- How many years is your longest/oldest friendship? My friend Becky, we have been friends for 33 years now, despite living in different cities and states most of the time.
- Dream vacation spot? Hawaii and Australia.
- Driver or passenger? Always driver.
- What is the language you would learn first if you could wake up knowing it without any studying at all? Oh this is hard, there are so many I want to know. Chinese, because it is likely the hardest to learn of the languages on my list.
It would be fun if you wanted to play along!
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