Sunny dispositions as eclipse passes overhead
It didn’t draw the applause of a Menemsha sunset, but Monday’s eclipse drew some “oohs,” “aahs,” an “oh my goodness,” and a “so cool” or two. “The sun is actually the moon,” Michael Lawrence Leahy , 4, of Edgartown said as a peeked through a pair of glasses borrowed from Bryan Langlands of Manhattan. Michael and his family went to Menemsha armed with homemade cereal and cracker box viewers to project the eclipse, but seeing the real thing was pretty special. Mr. Langlands and his friends Christopher Windom and Lisa Adams made sure anyone in the general vicinity had a chance to view it through glasses. The trio from New York City went to Menemsha Beach to enjoy a lunch of lobster rolls, chowder and the rare darkened skies of a solar eclipse. “It’s amazing, you’ve got to see it,” Mr. Langlands said handing the glasses off again. The actual eclipse was almost, well, eclipsed by dozens of red jellyfish in the water. Chilmark lifeguards Luke Sausville , 16, and George Katilus, 19, haul...