by John Church

Here is one of the best-framed and most evocative eclipse photos I’ve ever seen.  This was taken by a college friend (Meganne Skoug) of my granddaughter Nora. They were in Monroeville, Indiana, not far from the edge of the shadow. 

I’ve informally titled it “Life and the Universe.”  To me, the finely-etched leafless tree symbolizes the infinite branches of life here on Earth, and maybe elsewhere.  The spectacle is being viewed by a silent anonymous human.