I'm not in the US, but we are/were supposed to be getting about 88% eclipse coverage. So far, it's still very bright and sunny out. Which is kind of funny, as we've had a horrible, cool, rainy and cloudy summer. Not complaining though - bring on the sun and heat! I am sure there will be some spectacular photos and videos of this, though!
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I am watching it on tv. I managed to get the glasses for my GDs but not enough for me as well. It is just passing Jackson Hill, Wyoming. Fascinating to see the landscape actually get dark.
I remember experiencing one when I was a child. It was a partial one and it still got really dark! It's already quite dark here now due to being very cloudy so nothing for us!
If it does get dark here (in about 45 minutes) it will be so cool!
Skies cleared. We had 75% here. Started with colander, then just watched the shadows on the ground. At the peak, it was definitely softer light, like twilight.
Love your photos, scarf! My SIL showed me some like that -- so interesting. It got a bit dark here, definitely cooler too. But clouds have since rolled in. SIL brought the girls over so we took turns looking with the glasses and a pinhole camera they made.
I watched the eclipse on the TV. If it had been going over my head, i think I would have hidden in a closet for fear of going blind. I wouldn't even trust the glasses that were available for eclipse viewing
In other Hermes related news, at dinner last night, I was treated to the worst looking Constance fakeroo. It had an adjustable strap and a snap closure under the H! Quelle horreur!!. This same woman has a fake Kelly, but it is not as egregious a fake and i was able to tolerate it across the dinner table at the time several years ago. I believe that when I last saw her months ago, she was carrying a fake mini Chanel. She is clueless that these are fakes and thinks that she got a "good deal" in Italy. I wonder if she bought them from the guys who set up in the squares where the sellers of fakes all hang out.
In other Hermes related news, at dinner last night, I was treated to the worst looking Constance fakeroo. It had an adjustable strap and a snap closure under the H! Quelle horreur!!. This same woman has a fake Kelly, but it is not as egregious a fake and i was able to tolerate it across the dinner table at the time several years ago. I believe that when I last saw her months ago, she was carrying a fake mini Chanel. She is clueless that these are fakes and thinks that she got a "good deal" in Italy. I wonder if she bought them from the guys who set up in the squares where the sellers of fakes all hang out.
How can people be so clueless? I am against fakes because I believe the industry supports cruel labor practices. They are also, er, fugly. But if it weren't for reason number one I guess I'd let the clueless ones enjoy their bargains without censure. Did she ask you to admire it, gk? How do you handle that?
She is a nice woman, but...I hate to say this...kind of stupid. I did not comment on her bag and ignored it completely and instead focused on the pretty diamond bracelet she was wearing. However, since she admitted to me that her 4 carat ring was not a real diamond, who knows about the bracelets? The funny thing is that her husband is a parts distributor for two major US auto companies and the parts they send to dealers are authentic factory parts so her buying fakes is pretty ironic, not to mention that her DH could well afford to get the authentic branded bags. I think she really does not understand what she has. The funnier moment for me years ago was when she asked me how to tie a pochette on her "Kelly." That was the LOL! moment!
GK, when I read your description of her "Kelly" and "Constance", I don't know whether to laugh or cry! And what's with the fake diamonds etc? And also why tell people your diamonds are fakes? Does she really think they all look like the real things?
I don't get fake either. Like you say how can someone be so clueless? Especially their background should afford them the real things! Mind boggling! I would be the one feel more embarrassed if I encounter such a situation. I have seen fake Birkins inside H boutique. My SA just rolled her eyes!