Total eclipse of the moon and...plaidurday...fun things that happened in the last week.

Elvis and I had a couple of fun activities we did this past week. On Sunday, there was a special supermoon/blood moon eclipse. Elvis and I went to the south part of campus to take photos. I love having him with me, but he's not much for being a camera assistant. Too many interesting smells out there near the University farms. :)

Anyway, here's a few photos that we took (I didn't include any of the blurry ones caused by the wiggly beagle).

This is how it looked when I first arrived at my spot, which was near College Road and Bennett.

Fully eclipse. Amazing, isn't it?

Now, we see the moon again.

Love how this one turned out; there were lots of clouds starting to appear, and it made the moon look like it was on fire, or at least smoking.

And more of the moon returns to view...

Here's the best photos from the rest of the event:

The last one was taken in front of my house. Love the spookiness of it.

And then there was yesterday, which was the fifth year of the new World Event: Plaidurday. Started by someone in Lansing who was teased by his coworkers for the plaid attire from his Upper Penninsula roots, he decided to start a new thing: Every first Monday of October, wear plaid! Everyone!

There's been an official Lansing, MI photo taken every year since 2012. Elvis and I have been in all of them. The first one was taken on the steps of the state capitol. The second year, we were at the fish ladder in the Old Town part of Lansing. Last year, we were at Cooley Law School Stadium, home of the  Lansing Lugnuts, a minor league team that is connected with the Toronto Blue Jays. And this year, it was by the Worker's Statue, near the sight of the old Lansing City Market (a newer, sadly less busy, version is not far away) and new apartment buildings.

Here's this year's photo. I had a treat in my hand for Elvis. Can you tell?

We had a lot of fun, and I even managed to get a few coworkers to dress in plaid for the day. I'll close now with a close up of our attire for the day.

Blessings,

Tam