What I Found Interesting: March 26, 2025

Green-colored copper sculpture of girl laying down on her stomach on the ground reading a book, brown mulch surround the sculpture, green-leafed white-flowered shrubs in the background.

I welcome today’s bright sunny day here in southeast Michigan. Despite winter snowstorms in areas north and west of us, signs of spring are appearing every day as tree buds burst and more colorful spring flowers come into bloom.

Thank you to everyone sharing positive news and uplifting blog posts.

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Here are a few stories, posts, and resources I’ve read and enjoyed over the past month.

I hope you enjoy them, too!

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Photo of the Week: September 2024 Partial Lunar Eclipse

The full moon, showing numerous dark shadowy areas against a dark black sky. A small portion of the moon is obscured in the upper right by a shadow.

It was a remarkable week when in one evening, we saw the full moon, Harvest Moon, supermoon, as well as a partial lunar eclipse. On September 17, 2024, we watched from the shore of Lake Erie as the full moon rose in southeast Michigan around 8PM Eastern Daylight Time. A few hours later, we watched… Continue reading Photo of the Week: September 2024 Partial Lunar Eclipse

Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024

The large black moon covers the sun, with bright white light shining on the edges of the moon against a black sky.

My original plan for watching this week’s total solar eclipse was to watch the partial eclipse at one of our local southeast Michigan metroparks.

While not in the path of totality, the park location offered over 99% obscuration of the sun during the eclipse.

Given totality was less than an hour drive, my husband and I decided this once-in-a-lifetime event for our area was something we wanted to see all of.

So we decided we would cross the state line into northwest Ohio, to an area of totality to watch.

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