Virtually Office Friday - happy eclipse!

[byslantedlight]

Morning - happy eclipse, everyone who was under it! This was going to be an entirely different post, about how it was cloudy, and my camera was broken, and I'd not sorted out glasses or even an old Pringles container... and then just as I was about to put out my porridge, there was a shout from the yard "Come and see this!" and I thought oooh - have they got viewers? And ack, cos no they didn't, but the sun was under cloud and they'd caught a glimpse under it and were looking... Don't look! I said, but it was too late by then, one girl said she'd been watching for three minutes... and then it turned out that when the cloud moved, you actually could get a half-visible shot on a phone cam (which is all I have left to me, right now - why didn't I think to fix my camera with the telescopic lens and remote control before the eclipse?), and then... well... I didn't look, but I couldn't resist aiming my own screen...










I must admit that my eyes are bit sore, but I think that's because I woke up with a stonking headache again... *headdesk* I must also admit that I forgot I left my porridge on the stove, and... burnt porridge... *headdesk headdesk* But a far more fun eclipse experience than I'd been expecting! *vbg*

So - it's 10.30am, I've not started work, but I did have a Calor gas delivery and then a total solar eclipse going on before breakfast, so... *g* Right - the rest of today... Too much proofreading, but on the bright side it seemed reasonable when I started it yesterday, and in theory it's actually an interesting project this time - an assessment of LGBT+ rights in Europe!

Oh! And - and-and-and! I am officially an archer, because I went and joined the improver's group last night, and that means joining the archery club, and that means joining the Grand National Archery Society! And I got to shoot bare-bow (no sights, which is so much better for me...) and we got six arrow at a time rather than three, and... and... *vbg*Happy Friday! And the sun's coming out in blue-skyed glory even! Now, if only my headache would go away...

The Work Plan...
Work pgs 3-10
Supermarket trip for fresh air and non-screen etc.
A thousand attempts to get rid of my headache
Work pgs 11-14
Finally headache (mostly) gone
Work pgs 15-20
Fiddle practice
Work pgs 21-30
Work pgs 31-40
Work pgs 41-50
Work pgs 51-60
Work pgs 61-65
Hack-track walk
Writing... writing...
Book train tickets for next week - damn, forgot to take my diary for times etc...
Course assignment

Comments

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

Great pics of the eclipse. I saw one somewhat similar years ago in Phoenix (except it wasn't cloudy.) It was so eerie, everything getting darker, but in a different and strange way to the sun going down.

And how odd that you do better with no sights in archery! They were a great help for me. I didn't know they gave you the option, to be truthful.

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

Wow, your photos are wonderful - the cloud and the eeriness - lovely! Thank you so much for those!

And conga-rats for the archery, that must be such a satisfying feeling! *vbg* Good shooting there!

[owned-by-a-cat.livejournal.com]

Love your eclipse pics! I got better ones with my non-digital camera in 1999.. with a backdrop of Alnwick Castle! But today was nice, too. I could watch from my bedroom window and now the cloud is gone and the weather is nice. I should really make time for a short walk... working from home makes me faaaar too lazy.
Congrats on becoming an archer! I hope you keep having fun.

[moonlightmead.livejournal.com]

Oh, lovely - I think the clouds make it more atmospheric, actually.

I didn't think to take photos upwards. There would have been all these leaves in the way anyway, mind you. But I saw it upside down on the ground!

[milomaus.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, such GORGOUS eclipse pics!!!
Thank you so much for sharing, they're soooo great!!!

We had sunshine, no clouds at all this time, and I was so excited, and somehow I thought I missed it, because somebody said it would be around 9:30 am, and only for a few minutes, but at 10:30 am the light became somehow muted, there was still sunshine, shadows everything, but darker than before....so I went outside, and took pics with Mr. Maus' tablet, because mine says there's not enough storage, and now I can't post them and and and....I had a fabulous time all on my own, I do hope Maus saw it at school, they prepared the kids to watch it...
And I haven't worked a bit today, I talked with the tablet support for almost an hour, and I still can't figure it out, I might have to call them again....
And my cold got a good hold on me today, it's really starting to annoy me....

But, BEAUTIFUL pics from you and archery and bare bow and GREAT shot!!!!!
I hope your headache will get good NOW!

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

Oh yay, excellent pics! I thought to myself as the eclipse nothing much was happening here oooh I hope slantedlight gets some shots of this down there in westcountryland :D And you did! Thank you!

And you are officially an archer, how cool is that? I think you may need a special cloak, hat, and horse now :D

[ali15son.livejournal.com]

Those are beautiful photos . We had a wonderful view of the eclipse in wigan but sadly I didn't capture it on camera .

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

The eclipse was huge fun wasn't it? Not easy trying to iron and watch that at the same time. *g* Great photos.

Carl's Once Upon a Time post is up in case you haven't seen. Here: http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/once-upon-a-time-ix

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Yay! You got photos - fabulous! We had cloud here too, and I reckon it was better because of it, because you could see what was going on every so often.

And now you're officially an archer! Do you get to wear green tights, grow a pointy beard and rob the rich to give to the poor? Um, no, probably not, now I think about it. But still. You get to do the pointy stick, don't mess with me thing - cool!

[loyseofverlaine.livejournal.com]

Lovely eclipse pictures. I'm not on the right continent for this one, so I'm glad people are posting some shots.

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Fab photos! :)) And well done on the archery! :)))