This morning - as the sun is rising - and Sheba and I are up drinking tea and reading our Bibles - the sun is being eclipsed by the moon - at least for us in Mumbai and a goodly swath of India.
Sadly there is not much to see.
The solar eclipse has arrived during the monsoon - and as usual we have an impenetrable bank of clouds above us and blinding sheets of rain.
The only evidence for the eclipse is that it seems a little darker than normal. But that too is normal because of the often heavy rain. As I type it is coming down in buckets (thank God) which is great for the general economy of the land - and the water levels of the lakes which supply our 16 million plus megacity of Mumbai-Thane-Navi Mumbai - but sadly means that there is no obscured-sun-gazing for the Eichers.
The kids will be allowed to keep sleeping. Not much point waking them up to see some dark clouds outside. The paper tell us that we shall have to wait till 2087 it seems for the next one - lets hope it isn't during the monsoon!
picture thanks to the BBC website - my lifeline to see the world
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