
Italophilia:
Day 30: Something random about myself.
I'm an eclipse chaser. I saw my first solar eclipse in 1999 on the Black Sea, and it was surreal. I had my two kids soon after, and they were very involved in our next an annular eclipse north of home in 2012. My husband and the kids launched a weather balloon, with friends' help, to take stills and video of the eclipse. They made this music video; my older kid is singing.
Later in 2012, we saw a solar eclipse in Cairns, Australia. We gathered a group of 80 friends to see one in Madras (near Bend), Oregon in 2017. Our last eclipse in 2024 was a bust with clouds but it still got very dark; my older kid saw it near his college campus. The next one is with my immediate family. All 8 of my siblings will be there, so I'm excited for Spain 2026.
That is amazing! I have never seen a total eclipse but I hope one day I get to experience it. However I used to love observing eclipses (both solar and lunar) with my mom. We have even gone to see shooting stars. I have travelled to low light pollution spots to observe the milky way.
@ Indie Art Girl
I love your use of colours! It's beautiful!