Thanks especially for the "multiples" if I used your term correctly. During the eclipse we saw very similar images on our garage door. It was the partial eclipse causing strange shadows from the large white pine at the end of the driveway. We couldn't figure out why, but the effect was as if the pine needles were curved. I didn't get any pictures, but yours are excellent. In southern coastal Maine so only a partial here, but still neat to experience.
The quality of light was very eerie. - cold almost.

I grew up around northern Casco Bay... Brunswick/Bowdoinham/Harpswell. Hadn't been back in decades, I forgot how much I like it there until I saw it again. Feels like home somehow, even up in the hills with the landlubbahs.

visit more often.

A different way of getting there. I flew this time and got stuck at a major airport for almost 30 hours. I hate flying and I hate airports.

If I felt safer doing it solo, I'd drive. Used to do it all the time but now I'm old and I don't know...

It's different out on the road these days.

If you do happen to come back give us Mainers - even the recent ones - a heads up.
Take care and again, thanks for those lovely pix.

I will give a better announcement next time. Might be later this year, I would like to come back when the weather is nicer and do more touring. I grew up there and going back after all this time felt good, makes me want to go back again soon.

I'll figure it out, I might be moving to a different unit - notice will be kind of short, then I can be sure of what else I'll be doing and when. The moving thing is a long, strange trip but would be great when it finally happens.

Thanks! I remember seeing those shadows through the trees in other eclipses…brought back the memories.

Lots of people were making noise too, lots of people energy. The town was happy, they had a crappy winter season and this was like an unexpected boost for them.

I noticed that I felt a tingling all over my body for about half an hour after the totality part was over. I have seen several partials but I don't recall ever being in a total solar eclipse. Glad I went.

80-90% clear skies .. story for another day. Boring greenhouse building tome.

causes blindness? I mean, whole populations didn't go blind that I ever read.

What the answer is, but it does make you wonder.

"The understanding that looking directly at a solar eclipse can cause blindness has been recognized for centuries, dating back to ancient civilizations. Historically, there are records suggesting that ancient cultures such as the Babylonians and the Greeks were aware of the risks associated with looking directly at solar eclipses. However, the specifics of when this knowledge was first discovered are not well-documented.

One notable account is from the Greek historian Herodotus, who wrote about the Battle of Halys in 585 BCE. According to Herodotus, the soldiers involved in the battle stopped fighting when a solar eclipse occurred, as they interpreted it as a sign from the gods. This suggests that even in ancient times, people understood the unusual nature of solar eclipses and may have been aware of the dangers of looking directly at them."

So, we thank you for that!

If you hadn't come to my rescue, I may not have gone there either!

So I thank you for that!