Friday March 20th 2015 was a special day at the yurt camp as we experienced a partial solar eclipse. The moon passed in front of the sun at around 9.25am and although the morning was cloudy we were treated to ethereal glimpses of this special astrological moment through the clouds. The strange thing is that although it did not go completely dark as in 1999 when there was a total eclipse, the temperature dropped from a balmy 13 degrees down to 5 degrees over the course of the hour when the eclipse took place. We spent the morning in the field observing our horses and chickens behaviour. We noticed that the animals went quiet and although there was plenty of bird song it noticeably changed to that of an evening chorus. The other side effect of the moons behaviour is very high and low tides. An eclipse is a special magical occasion for sure and we are privileged to witness this event.
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