Hill running under the Texas sun

I regret not having done some kind of spell or ritual, but I simply wasn’t prepared.

Last week E and I were lucky enough to enjoy a working vacation with our friends who live outside Austin, Texas. By happenstance, we were there during the annular¹ solar eclipse, which was pretty remarkable. We weren’t in the strip of the globe where the entire moon covers the sun, forming a complete ‘ring of fire,’ but it got pretty darn close. I only f…