We’re not traveling four hours to see the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. We considered it, but no. While our area isn’t within the “path of totality,” we’re catching an estimated 91% of the sun being “swallowed” by darkness.

Ancient people believed that a dragon was eating the sun when they witnessed a solar eclipse. Now, how often can we experience this phenomena during the Year of the Dragon? It’s a romantic notion and I find it inspires some creativity: a quick haiku and an image produced with the help of GenAI with original prompts.