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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Its totally better than you can even imagine!


It's really hard to to find the words to describe the intensity of a Total Solar Eclipse, I had no idea it would be that amazing. The Pictures don't do it justice and words just can't describe the eerily changing colors as the sun goes away. Then the bright, silver and white light dancing around the rim as the moon totally obscured the sun. 360 degree sunset, I was floored and everyone who witnessed it felt something 




A Total Solar Eclipse from Prospect Hill in South Salem. 

My Uncle Orion set up his Surveyers scope to project an image of the progress.


So the bulb sales are winding down and some of the fall bloomers are starting to come on, I think I'm going to wrap up sales this week. I'll offer 10% off total order discount from now until Friday, the list is updated and there are still a few choice things left.

Cheers,
Mark

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