LIVE COVERAGE OF THE ECLIPSE IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

Mt Moriah Cemetery

Having the van being serviced at the Ford dealership in Southwest Philly. I am currently in Mount Moriah cemetery to view the eclipse. Right when the maximum coverage of the eclipse was to occur a very large and thick cloud moved in and covered the entire thing. I was able to get a picture or two about 15 minutes later through the very, very thick clouds- just enough of them opened up that I could see it through the haze so I was able to render an image!! Here it is!

I was happy to grab a nice sharp picture, even if it is only of half of it.

This is the vantage point where I am sitting on a staircase beside two large tombs.

Here is my viewing location!

As an aside from today’s main event, a few yards away from where I viewed the eclipse is the Sinclair plot . Last year I removed a lot of the vines that were covering it. I made a post about it in the Sanguine Root and some of you may remember that post. Here is an update of the condition of the plot. I think it is looking pretty good!

SHENKS FERRY WILDFLOWER PRESERVE APRIL 7, 2024

We arrived at the preserve around 2:30. The Lancaster Conservancy volunteers have picked about 20 bags of garlic mustard! The conservancy had a table set up and they gave us a free pouch of purple cone flower seeds!

Susquehanna Trillium, freshly blooming!

Trout Lily

A panoramic view!

The weather was nice and sunny and it was around 60° with a light wind

Mertensia virginica

Phlox

Trillium

Isabelle

A view of the creek

A morphological display of the bluebells. The cliff in the background provides a nice dark backdrop to show off this plant!

The emerging fronds of a Christmas Fern

The Conservancy has done a good job of blocking off rogue trails that usually end up getting plants crushed. They also closed off the old road making for a more pleasant hike. There is also a lot of educational material and signage to help people discover different plants. I only saw one crushed Trillium very close to the pathway. In years past, we would see dozens. They are also giving a daily tour on weekends this month.