Hillside Orchard FaRM JUST SOUTH OF cLAYTON, GA.
same view 10 seconds later
Good afternoon.
For those of you that missed it the Total Eclipse yesterday was incredible. We went to a perfect place, well worth a visit with or without an eclipse, Hillside Orchard Farm just south of Clayton GA off of route 23. Farm stand, bakery, café, corn maze, U pick apples, blackberries and figs in season. At first the sky gradually drew darker, like dusk, then suddenly as if a switch was turned off it was dark and crickets started chirping loudly. We looked up to see an amazing corona with a visible solar flare. We were in the path of totality with 2 min 37 seconds of darkness. When the sun returned it was instantly bright and we had to turn away and twilight returned.
In 2024 a total solar eclipse will return, this time from Texas to Maine. If at all possible try to make plans on being in the Path of Totality for that one ! It is something that everyone should experience first hand at least once in your lifetime.
In the tropics all of the systems which I spoke of last have fizzled. The only one of concern is the remnants of Harvey which have been pulled northward by an upper level low in the Gulf of Mexico. If it should reform expect models to shift significantly to the NW towards the Texas coast. Nothing else is out there that poses a potential threat to South Florida at this time.
Until next time, Matt.
For those of you that missed it the Total Eclipse yesterday was incredible. We went to a perfect place, well worth a visit with or without an eclipse, Hillside Orchard Farm just south of Clayton GA off of route 23. Farm stand, bakery, café, corn maze, U pick apples, blackberries and figs in season. At first the sky gradually drew darker, like dusk, then suddenly as if a switch was turned off it was dark and crickets started chirping loudly. We looked up to see an amazing corona with a visible solar flare. We were in the path of totality with 2 min 37 seconds of darkness. When the sun returned it was instantly bright and we had to turn away and twilight returned.
In 2024 a total solar eclipse will return, this time from Texas to Maine. If at all possible try to make plans on being in the Path of Totality for that one ! It is something that everyone should experience first hand at least once in your lifetime.
In the tropics all of the systems which I spoke of last have fizzled. The only one of concern is the remnants of Harvey which have been pulled northward by an upper level low in the Gulf of Mexico. If it should reform expect models to shift significantly to the NW towards the Texas coast. Nothing else is out there that poses a potential threat to South Florida at this time.
Until next time, Matt.