Sunday, May 20, 2012

MOONED

Apache Junction, AZ -   h 103  l 72

It’s been hot here and not a whole lot gets done. Tomorrow it’s supposed to be 108. We stay inside in the air conditioning most of the time. However, the early mornings are very pleasant and we really enjoy sitting outside. There is almost nobody left here in the park.

Our street is empty except for us so it’s really, really quiet. We have lots of rabbits for neighbors and Scooter chases them until her tongue is hanging to the ground. She certainly isn’t going to ever catch one but hope springs eternal. Skitz will chase one for a little ways and as soon as it runs she’s done.

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Jim overdid it yesterday. He pounded some stakes into the ground so we can tie down our awning. The desert is really hard and he had to really pound. Not a good idea just yet. He was pretty miserable last night and is still in some pain today. But definitely getting much better.

We see the surgeon on Tuesday and we’re hoping he will give us the okay to leave town shortly. Keep your fingers crossed for us.

IMG_4507 Tonight we watched the solar eclipse. That was just incredible. I ordered some solar glasses from Astronomers Without Borders (http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org). They allowed us to look directly at the sun without damaging our eyes.

Our little camera doesn’t take very good pictures but Jim was able to get a couple of them that give you some idea of the eclipse. We were too far south to see the Ring of Fire but it was still awesome.

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Astronomers Without Borders tells us that another event is happening in June. This is from their website: On 5/6 June 2012 a celestial takes place that is so rare that it will not be seen again by anyone now living. On June 8, 2004 Venus crossed the face of the Sun for the first time since the 19th century. This spectacle will be repeated again this June for the last time until 2117. Only six Venus transits have occurred since the invention of the telescope in the early 17th century.

solar1 Our glasses will work for that one also.

17 comments:

  1. WOW...you sure outdid us on the eclipse! I love those glasses. Did you take the pic through the glasses? Very nice.

    Hope Jim gets the OK to travel. Have a safe trip!

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  2. Uh, where we come from, "Mooned" had quite a different connotation.... Your going to be on the road before you know it!

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  3. hope Jim gets some good news!!..nice job on the solar eclipse!!

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  4. And we were way too far to the east to anything of the eclipse. Great pic of it!

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  5. Fingers, toes, and eyes crossed that you'll be outta there. On to cooler weather and leaving the bump in life in your rear view mirror!!

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  6. I see you put the location and temperature on your blog.. Very helpful to those of who want to head west. I won't be heading there in May. :)

    Poor Jim. Hope today is a better day for him.

    Glad you enjoyed the eclipse.

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  7. You got a better view of the eclipse than we did here in Montana--we viewed the eclipse through Michael's welding helmet!:)

    Hopefully you will get good news and can leave for cooler climates soon!

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  8. I wonder if you can watch 3-D movies with those specs too? :)

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  9. Hope the Dr. gives Jim his traveling papers this week so you both can escape the summer heat. Glad he is starting to feel better after over doing it. Nice glasses for the eclipse.

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  10. I'm hoping the surgeon gives you the okay to get out of that heat!! Arizona is only intended as a place to live in the winter time.

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  11. These men and their over dos! What's a wife to do? I know, just love them and hand them the pain meds!

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  12. We totally forgot about the eclipse! Dammit! Of course, we didn't prepare for it, and wouldn't have been able to see it anyway. Sit down, Paul. Take a rest.

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  13. 108 degrees??? I sure hope you get the okay to leave pronto!

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  14. Time for you to leave, hope the doctor agrees, fingers crossed here, even our cats

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  15. Great, I did not miss the eclipse after all:) Thanks! I was feeling sorry for myself at 89, 108 is way over the top:(

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  16. THAT's too hot! Thanks for sharing your photos - we didn't see the eclipse here.

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  17. Our chimix likes to chase, our basset usually runs away. Should have seen her freak out when we met the nosy horse yesterday:). We didn't get the whole ring of fire either, but it was still really cool. Think I'll look into some of those glasses.

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