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We are speechless! How does one describe such a grand experience as a total solar eclipse? Are we ready for another! Of course! Lindy's "Picture", at beginning.... We had to fight with fog to see it. We awoke to fog in the morning. We excitedly watched it became thinner, even allowing the sun to shine through. At 9:04, we watched, with our solar glasses on, the tiny black spot beginning to cover the sun. Click on the picture to the left to make it bigger. You can maybe see the small corner at the bottom right of the moon covering the sun. Remember, I said I was not going to take any pictures--I wanted to enjoy the experience. I did!  Then at 9:41, the fog thickened, blocking much of the sun. At 10:16, however, the special effects of totality broke through! We could see the total eclipse! What an awesome experience! Truly worthy of the description "once in a lifetime!" Temperature at 8:50 AM  ( 61 degrees) Temperature at 9:50 AM (58 degrees) ...

A change in our plans this summer has us back at Lincoln City and we are excited! It looks like the weather is even cooperating! We know that the chance of cloud cover is still "in the cards" but we will take whatever the weather offers us on Monday for we are excited about just being able to experience a total eclipse! This collage of images shows the progression of a total solar eclipse. Credit: David McNew/GettyImage Lindy had ordered a solar filter for her zoom lens, even! She researched taking pictures of the solar eclipse on line, and printed out a few articles. Her research on that lens was not complete, however, as Amazon sent an email stating that the seller could not confirm the safety of the lens. Hence, Amazon would refund the cost of the lens, which didn't need to be returned, along with a warning to NOT use the lens in taking pictures of the eclipse. Okay, fine! After in depth research confirming Amazon's decision, Lindy also discovered advise th...