{"id":16221,"date":"2017-08-21T23:33:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T03:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quiltr.com\/?p=16221"},"modified":"2017-08-21T23:33:55","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T03:33:55","slug":"the-day-of-the-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/?p=16221","title":{"rendered":"The Day of the Eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So glad I took today off! Started out by mailing my August Poetry Postcard cards at the Nassau Post Office, each bearing <a href=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/apopocards.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">one of the cool eclipse stamps<\/a>. Hope they all arrive safe and sound. A little breakfast, picked up my mail (postcard! tshirt!) and then off to paint for just a little while. The flowers were gorgeous and there were happy bees and butterflies doing their thing. See linked Flickr album below for all the photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1040394a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1040394a.jpg\" title=\"painting at hand hollow conservancy\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1040394a.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1040394a-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1040394a-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/P1040394a-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/butterfly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/butterfly.jpg\" title=\"butterfly\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/butterfly.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/butterfly-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/butterfly-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/butterfly-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/gp\/34791306@N00\/D14Mk9\" title=\"21 August 2017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4354\/36331300770_6c18984c7a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"21 August 2017\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then it was off to Mom&#8217;s to gather with some cousins and a neighbor to watch the eclipse. We watched a little of the totality coverage on TV and then headed out. Although it had been mostly clear earlier, there was a big patch of high clouds overhead. We still got to be amazed by the eclipse, just enjoying it in small sips as it went in and out of the clouds. A good time was had by all and come on &#8211; those glasses are really cool! Notice that Steve, who took the first photo, managed to get it in anyway via the kitchen window. Good job! Thanks Mom, Jim, Ann Marie, Marsha and Steve for a great afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp1.jpg\" title=\"cousins and mom (and steve)\" width=\"500\" height=\"366\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp1.jpg 2655w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp1-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp1-547x400.jpg 547w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp1-1024x749.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp2.jpg\" title=\"cousins and mom and steve\" width=\"500\" height=\"304\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp2.jpg 3613w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp2-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp2-600x365.jpg 600w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eclipsegrp2-1024x623.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mailboxsign-e1503370205124.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mailboxsign-e1503370205124.jpg\" title=\"Cool cats ready to watch the eclipse\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mailboxsign-e1503370205124.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mailboxsign-e1503370205124-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mailboxsign-e1503370205124-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/quiltr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mailboxsign-e1503370205124-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So glad I took today off! Started out by mailing my August Poetry Postcard cards at the Nassau Post Office, each bearing one of the cool eclipse stamps. Hope they all arrive safe and sound. 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