I made sure to get up early this morning to see the lunar eclipse. When I first stood up and looked out my bedroom window, about 1/4 to 1/3 of the moon was still lit. By the time I got outside on my walk and to a place where I could again see it, there was no more direct sunlight on it. I continued watching it through most of my walk. A few times, it was behind hills, but I deliberately walked towards the outdoor gym since there would be far fewer buildings blocking it on that route. I last saw it, probably pretty close to peak occlusion, before I headed down my street to return home. It was barely above the somewhat more distant hill. What a great sight to see!
I relaxed for most of the day. In the early afternoon, I drove down and walked around and around at Ice Mall for 45 minutes. But I returned home to eat a rather late lunch.
In the evening, just after the sun disappeared behind the mountains, I walked over to the green strip and just sat there and enjoyed the beautiful evening for a bit: a lovely dry desert breeze, birds singing, and people walking by with kids and strollers. What a beautiful place I live in! Then I walked up the strip to Harim Road and back home down my street (Ein Yahav).
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