church in Bentonville

I was driving through Bentonville, Arkansas the other day on my way to Kansas and I stopped to worship at this very lovely church.  The old stained glass windows were beautiful.  The sermon was inspiring.  The congregation was warm and inviting.  Did I mention the stained glass windows?  You know how I appreciate stained glass.  And, the church is a  wonderful place to worship.  Come, join.

5 layer chocolate pie

This is a picture of a super tasty five layer chocolate pie with a tiny layer of cinnamon thrown in for good measure.  I'm still thinking about the eclipse I saw yesterday and somehow pie came into my mind.  It's round.  It's very dark.  It has a (plate) corona.  This is the total eclipse version of the pie.  But, just like all good things must end, the eclipse and this pie are now just memories.  carpe diem

my total eclipse

I did it.  I wanted to be under the total solar eclipse and earlier today I did it.  I am in Holton, Kansas.  The weather today wasn't that great and that was a disappointment since I tried to pick a good location to view the eclipse.  However (thankfully), just at the very moment that the moon covered the sun, a large hole broke in the clouds and the eclipse was able to be observed.  I saw the corona and then the diamond ring effect appeared.  It happened so quickly.  I took one quick picture but actually the joy came from the observation of the eclipse just by looking at it and enjoying the moment.  I watched as the crescent sun appeared and eventually the entire sun was visible.  And then it was over.  For now, anyway.  There will be another total eclipse in 2024 and I want to see that one, too.  It is a really awesome experience.