As the eerie darkness moved in, the long-held cheers from afield went up.
To see 2 minutes and 36 seconds of totality, we left Lincoln for Wilber, Nebraska.
The small shady park was filled with anticipation of the day’s celestial night.
Phase 1 of the Sun’s quest to hide its success behind the Moon and a fine fest of clouds.
Faced with the impending doom directly above, many a trooper split town.
Goosebumps plague the remaining crowd, as day turns ghostly dark.
Opening the show to our delight was Venus (far right in fairer weather).
Never in my life had I seen a nearby planet in blue sky at high-noon.
As clouds are wont to do when the Sun refuses to shine, we caught a break.
Cheers and applause erupts in hopes of more to come from Father Sun.
We didn’t have to wait long, but, alas, we missed totality by two minutes.
Thanks to Mother Moon, all were awed to silence.
About two minutes later, the clouds decided to ruin our fun for good.
Cloud cover won. “Goodbye, sliver sun!” Do rest in peace.
Exit stage left
For the final phase, we offer up a peek behind serenely soulful scenes.
All in a day at American Legion Park in Wilber, Nebraska
Czech Capital Of the USA
“Thank you!” from Keith, Lucy, Tre and Kirstie
Photographs by Uncle Tree
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Nice shots and sorry the clouds decided to hamper the viewing. We had one cloud before first contact for a few minutes and then clear viewing.
Thank you, Teri! 🙂 We’re still glad we went. Traffic from out of state (especially Minnesota) and country (Canada) made for a long slow trip home, no doubt, but it was cool to see folks by the thousands tripping to a cool event that discriminated against no one. Peace and luvz, UT
Hello, everyone! This is Lucy commenting under Keith’s profile.
I just wanted to say Keith is a beautiful man, and I love his words and photographs! 🙂
Love you, Uncle Tree! ❤ Always and forever. Hug, hug, kiss, kiss! Your loving Lu
That is what I felt in our field in Kentucky. People came from all over and everyone got along; it was a respite from what was/is going on in the world. That day, that moment it was peaceful… and exciting.
You took some extraordinary photographs… It was not too much visible in the Southern Hemisphere, but we could also enjoyed it to a certain degree… A brilliant post, dear UT… sending much love… Happy week ahead ⭐ 🙂
Thank you, Amalia! 🙂 I love taking eventful pictures.
Being in the right place at the right time often makes all the difference. In this event, it did not.
Wish you a great week, too. Take care, be good, and stay cool!
Peace and luvz, UT
Well said, Teri. 🙂 Thank you again!
Peace & love back at you… ((Oh, and it is Amalia “with a” (all three times!) 😀 have a great week, UT
😉 haha!. All fine… xo Smiles! 🙂
I like that 😊
Cool beans! 🙂 Thank you!
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