Today I joined millions of other curious gazers staring at the once in a lifetime opportunity to see a unique eclipse of the sun. Everyone was looking up-heavenward to see a marvelous wonder of God’s creation. Did you just see the eclipse or did you also acknowledge the awesomeness of the Creator?
Several facts about the eclipse: (taken from Richmond Times Dispatch, August 20, 2017)
Here in the Richmond area we experienced an 86% solar eclipse today. The next partial solar eclipse will be April 8, 2024.
The last total eclipse for the Richmond area was July 20, 1506. The next time we will be in the path for a total eclipse will be September 14, 2099.
The last time a total eclipse swept from coast-to-coast was in 1918.
We put on “eclipse glasses” and I also looked through a welding helmet. The welding helmet had the sun looking orange and the glasses had it looking white.
There were lots of clouds today but I still was able to get several really neat pictures of the eclipse.
The moon is the little blue sliver.
The picture below does not show the eclipse but I loved how it turned out.
This evening the sun went down as a stunning great ball of fire.
“O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth. You have set your glory above the heavens.”
Psalms 8:1
“The heavens declare the glory of God and the heavens show His handiwork.”
This afternoon I rode around the farm, enjoying the beauty of a warm fall day and looking for photo opportunities.
This is the end of October and there is only a slight tint of color to most of the trees. The leaves are just turning brown and falling without turning color. I did find one brilliant red tree.
The cows were laying in the sun by the edge of woods contentedly enjoying the warm late afternoon sun.
The Cowbirds were hanging out by the thousands around the cows that were grazing. They were furiously pecking and eating seeds, bugs and shifting through the manure for goodies. After a few minutes they would flutter to scavenge by another cow, rotating around the pasture. It was fascinating to watch. They didn’t seem to bother or annoy the cows.
A young calf just as curious as I was about what those crazy birds were doing!
If I got to close they would take wing, circle around and land a short distance away. I wonder how they miss colliding in mid-air!
Several weeks ago Gene planted some annual ryegrass in the pastures to give some additional grazing for the cattle.
A final resting place
Additional October pictures
October seems to be the “month of the spider”!
Fire side and smores.
Gene planting fall crops.
Full moon shining through the boughs of the pine tree.
Beautiful sunset.
The beauty of God’s creation is all around us; every year, every season, every day. The canvas may be the same but the artist’s brush paints a stunning, magnificent, oh so uniquely different, picture.
“O Lord, our God, how excellent is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens”.
Psalms 8:1
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork”.
Psalms 19:1
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–His eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
I am a country gal who enjoys writing, gardening, baking and my family. My husband and I own a retail feed store and it keeps us active and busy. We love living in the country and on our beef farm. We retail natural, Angus, dry-aged beef in our store and a local "natural" store.
My writings, called "From A Grandma's Perspective" are mostly inspired from our five delightful grandchildren. These along with "Life Perspective" can read on our web page at www.hffinc.com under the "Who We Are" tab.
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