We were hunkering down under the trees and wanting to shout at each passing car, "Stop!! You're missing a cosmic event!"

We saw people everywhere with glasses and pinhole cameras, including children who had obviously been taken on field trips and adults who had set up deck chairs as if watching fireworks. Some people were doing complicated things with their phones. Some people had actual cameras and I hope professional filters. Even with the glasses, I was not comfortable looking at the sun for more than quick snatches of time, but I saw it change. It is the kind of thing that makes me happy in the world.