letterboxes off the list, and I hope he doesn't mind that I forward his
gracious reply for all to see. This is the model for LBNA!!! These
folks in Dartmoor really understand letterboxing: thanks, Graham.
nep1bjd@nep10.med.navy.mil,Internet writes:
>Graham, great to hear your voice again on the list. So how did your
>marvelous sounding eclipse boxes go over? Could you post the stamp
>images for all to see, or would that be cheating?
Its hard to believe I've not been waxing lyrical since the 11
August...(e-day) ....
Oh yes "God turned off the sun"
It was awesome beyond my limited imagination to have appreciated in
advance !
I have already booked a trip to Africa to see the next one in 2001....
Suddenly in the middle of the day 11:20 ish ...the stars came out !
My son and a good Letterboxing pal and I were awaiting this event...it
began almost insignificantly...The sun was cut with a curved black
crescent..."OK" we thought "it's got interesting" ...but we all agreed
that we were surprised what all the fuss was about..and surely no
medieval
farmer would even look up from his toil in the fields.....
THEN....it got cold..about 10 degree drop in temperature..no small
change..a big drop !...
then all the birds landed and all the animals went quiet..it was a total
silence..even we went quiet..
THEN it went BLACK !
A huge and slow hand moved across my whole being...a simple, silent, and
effective gesture of cosmic authority....a small voice had just reminded
me of the power of the universe in which we live and the insignificance
of
us mere mortals....It wasn't at all malevolent..just so potent and
without
any hesitation or debate.
....and the stars looked down and winked in cheerful collusion...
We found ourselves cheering and clapping..it was without precedent and
the
single most significant sight and sense of the skies I have ever
experienced.......
I hear some folk have seen it dozens of time...now I know why.....It
was a
wonderful and ecstatic few minutes...and the sense of relief ..simple
and
happy relief when the sun and warmth and sound returned...then we could
all breathe again.....we danced about whooping and yelling like
teenagers
...
As to any special stamps ?...Sorry....They are no more..all gone ...Like
the eclipse...they are best seen live...No TV rerun can even begin to
capture them....
So if you want to see e-stamps...come visit with me in Africa in 2001
for
the next time it happens......I will be there..the guy in the funny
purple
suit !
See you there
Graham Howard
The Moorland Wizard...