tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post830054292381045698..comments2023-04-07T23:13:18.502-10:00Comments on Marks in the Margin: There Goes the SunRichard Katzevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-54841284567308606032017-08-28T10:15:26.715-10:002017-08-28T10:15:26.715-10:00Yes, it was more noticeable in Portland, but as I ...Yes, it was more noticeable in Portland, but as I said not a total darkness. I had expected more.<br /><br />Italy! Tuscany! You must visit one day. Soon, before you're too old to enjoy it. Richard Katzevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03466537940588392927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8215036862051955994.post-2600705992191651692017-08-28T08:23:08.782-10:002017-08-28T08:23:08.782-10:00We do take the sun for granted - it goes down ever...We do take the sun for granted - it goes down every night, comes up every morning, an unremarkable everyday event. <br /><br />When the eclipse reached our region, we experienced a slight dimming of light here in SW Florida - a 78% obstruction they called it. If I hadn't known in advance, I would never have noticed it. I can only imagine what an event it was in your neighborhood.<br /><br />A few days after, I watched a PBS documentary on the eclipse which had some fascinating science and images - what a huge, existentially frightening fireball of nuclear fission (if I understood it correctly). Then, fittingly, I watched Much Ado About Nothing, beautifully filmed in Italy, and thought what a lovely, warm, sunny place (Emma Thompson agrees with you) and I smiled. Lindahttps://commonplacefortheuncommon.com/noreply@blogger.com