Total Eclipse on the Fink Family Farm... Part Three

The next day, Cedrus cooked us breakfast... a most delicious potato and egg and bacon concoction. He, like his cousin Ian, is a most excellent chef.

There was plenty of relax time after all the work getting ready and the activity and excitement on Eclipse Day.

 

Some of Johnny's relatives came back for a hike to the creek. Johnny provided them with the EZ Go for their return from the creek and woods and field.

 And he gave them a tour of the jungle room.

Johnny, his brother Bruce, Jeff's friend Linda, and Jeff, Johnny's nephew. Apparently Bruce's sweetie, Nancy, was taking the photo

Just before Steve, Munazza, Kestrel and Cedrus left to drive home to California, we tried out our giant bubble mixture. It took some technique learning but eventually everyone created giant bubbles. All the photos were from Johnny's camera except these two, that I managed to get of Cedrus' bubbles.

Johnny's camera caught one of Kestrel's long, large bubbles...

I finally managed a bubble... in the shade. It was hot out.

Johnny's camera seemed to be best at catching Kestrel's bubbles...

Add caption

Kestrel and Cedrus declared Ian the master bubble meister...

Johnny had started the session but I caught no photos of his bubbles.

And then it was time to load up and leave. Cedrus loves Shirley Puppy and Shirley (actually 11 years old and not a puppy anymore) loves Cedrus. They were sorry to say goodbye. This photo was taken earlier, with Cedrus wearing his bicycle helmet for driving the EZ Go. (Easygoing is not his style of driving.)

Ian helped that afternoon and the next morning, before leaving on the train, to take the tables and chairs back to the church, take down the parking signs, and with all the other tear down chores. I really don't know how we would have managed before, during and after without his help, (both physical and emotional for me. I am not used to tons of company.)

The eclipse was an event of a lifetime for us oldsters. I suspect the grandchildren will travel to other total eclipses. But perhaps this one, spent on their grandparents' farm, with a host of relatives most of whom they had never met before, will last in their memories as special. It certainly was to Johnny and me.