Just saw one of those bucket list things. Went to Albuquerque to see an annular eclipse at 100 percent. Extremely cool, seeing the ring of fire. BTW, why is it annular if it’s not every year? (Just kidding.)
Courtesy of NASA. No way I took that one.
Took this when it was close to 100 percent. Interesting how the crescents in the tree shadow look almost like rings.
I also went to see the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta on Sunday morning, but I froze my tits off at 5 a.m. for no reason. Bad weather apparently.
Still worth it for the eclipse – and one other thing: people watching. I like humanity a little better after this weekend.
Pink Floyd – Eclipse
We watched the eclipse from the parking lot of a casino in Isleta. We had the mirrored glasses so I got to look directly at it this time around. We got 90 percent during the 2017 eclipse in Austin, but the best I could do was the pinhole thing.
Johnny Cash – Ring of Fire
When it got close to totality, we played Eclipse from Dark Side of the Moon, of course, followed by Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash and Corona by the Minutemen.
Next morning was a pain in the ass in some ways. Rode in a bus to get to the fairgrounds, rented a scooter because of my bad heel, waited around in the cold for nothing. But like I said, the people watching was interesting, same as with the eclipse.
Minutemen – Corona
People on neutral ground, doing what they love forget to argue and become human. They get friendly. People offered eclipse glasses to people who wanted to look. At the fairgrounds, people ate funnel cake and talked to strangers.
I wasn’t able to photograph the eclipse, but my brother-in-law did. But it was enough for me to see it in person.
Me, stylin’. Maybe I should wear those all the time?
My wife and her friend went to the Baloon Fiesta at the beginning and had much better luck seeing the balloons actually go up.
One of my favorite critters. I like the weird balloons. Gotta go back next year and stay for longer.
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