I was really excited for todays solar eclipse, like, really really excited.
I set my alarm super early to be sure I was up and running on the Thames to witness the crashing of our favourite two every day sky ornaments. You can imagine my disappointment when neither the sun nor it’s intersection with the moon made an appearance. Regardless, with a gaggle of diehard spectators I sat there on the river bank and imagined what was going on behind all that smog and cloud cover.
Solar selfie at 9:31 am, the peak of the eclipse. Nothing to see here…
The most interesting part of the experience was how cold it got at 9:36am, minutes after the peak of the eclipse, the chill was undeniable.
The sea birds called out to each other restlessly and refused to land.
Although it was not seen, the eclipse was definately felt.
In that moment I said thank you to that ball of burning gas for all it offers us; direction, food, life, warmth and energy.
I spent the rest of my run with a smile on my face, meditating on the significance of our sun and the first law of thermodynamics. 
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