No Repairs Today! Behind The Scenes With Bre At The Homestead During The 2024 Solar Eclipse!

Skip ahead to the 7:45 mark to just see the eclipse footage and skip my garden tour I made while waiting for the eclipse.
Check out a little behind the scenes of a beautiful day in Central Arkansas where we got to experience the 2024 total eclipse! So lucky to live in the path of totality and get a chance to experience Gods art!

[@Chickanic]

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[@AllenGauthier-rd7gb]

How much will you I have to pay for a second hand weed trimmer

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[@AllenGauthier-rd7gb]

Echo

[@saponi2]

I accidentally discovered that running lines from post to post or even a rope overhead gives the birds an extra place to sit and watch for bugs.

[@greggchandler8388]

Love the Mrs Roper comment. I wonder how many people got that.

[@Chickanic]

My analytics say that over 70% of my viewers are men over the age of 50. Hopefully A LOT got it! 🤣

[@mariadickinson2526]

Thank you for sharing. We only had a crescent Eclipse here in michigan. I got the Mrs Roper comment and I'm a 75-year-old woman. LOL😂

[@whitieinvermont]

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[@haneyoakie14]

I got it. But I am in the Male 50+ target demographic about 70% of the time. The other 30% of the time I am a 14 year old teenage boy.

[@danielclapp636]

Yes I got the Mrs. Roper comment. Like others have said, I am in the 60 plus age group physically, but mentally, I am still a teenage stud 😂.

[@4RTigers]

You have joined an elite group of YT channels that get the automatic LIKE because of your history of producing awesome videos! Being a gardener is a plus!

[@Chickanic]

Wow, thank you!

[@thomasmleahy6218]

Your little cheepers with maby a toad or two should reduce the population of bugs nearby and garden areas. I was always surprised at how much toads looked like a clump of dirt whilst picking strawberries in unca Hank and aunt Annie's garden patch. I was also surprised at how quiet the birds got during an eclipse (Michiana area), some years ago, past everyone's yard was farm fields.

[@annettaaltensey2477]

So nice to see a glimpse of your homelife.Loved seeing your mantis sitting waiting to come alive and make quick work of your garden beds. My Dad had every garden tool known to man ( motored and non-motored ) as i grew up but he never had a mantis but when i got my first little home that was the 1st purchase i made ( Dad tried to "borrow" it , which didn't happen. )😊 Mantis still going strong today from the late 80's. Thank you for ALL YOU TEACH Bre.

[@aedenjohnson6103]

Thanks for garden tour and eclipse

[@falfas55bgas]

FYI If you plant Basil in with your tomatoes, they will help keep away Tomato Horn worm (the green catipillar looking things that damage tomatoes). I have Catnip guarding my tomatoes too and I think that might help too, but traditionally, basil is known to work against hornworm.

[@Chickanic]

Thanks! I've got about 8 baby basil plants I grew from seed going in with them. I keep a black light, flash light so I can see them glow in the dark and catch the horn worms when they are babies.

[@merrillhess5626]

Geraniums will do that too.

[@williamwinsor7376]

In or planting blackberries is insane because they grow so aggressively but the abundance in the summers cobbler takes away the pain.

[@lorenray9479]

Great place gal! Thankyou for sharing! Figs are my daily food!

[@arthurbcccwright8726]

Good luck keeping the blackberries under control! Congratulations on living in the oath of totality and having clear skies!

[@Detectken]

Nothing but thick clouds here. Glad you got to see the eclipse.

[@Wootangtw]

I didn’t get to see but a little bit of the eclipse… it just happened to get all cloudy just like it did in 2017 the last time… thanks girl..

[@lynnlutjen3819]

Young lady you are quite the gardener! Don’t know when you have the time lol Enjoy you keep it up ❤❤

[@Chickanic]

Thanks!

[@jacquejecker4435]

WOW!! When you said Ms Roper, I cracked up. I hven't heard her name for a LOT of years. I am surprised you know about Ms. Roper. Good one.

[@Chickanic]

I've seen ALL of Three's Company. LOL

[@Richard-jf3xv]

We had a backyard cook out on eclipse day. I grilled burgersand the wife made beans and potato salad. We ate the about 30 minutes later the ☀️ and 🌙 went into totality. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen ! We live in Subiaco so we had over 3 minutes of totality. Amazing !! 😊

[@edwardbell9694]

I live in Michigan lower part and it was almost full and I used my welding hood and that worked real well they said that we are at 99% blocked out

[@nkingsley]

We drove to a relative's farm near Booneville, Arkansas and got to experience 100% totality. It was awesome.

[@paulkay005]

We had a total eclipse here in SC 7 years ago. I remember hearing all the crickets and tree frogs start up when it got dark. It was pretty cool. We had 81% coverage today.

[@randyrejer4219]

Very nice yard and garden. Live in Indianapolis and totality was awesome.

[@rquest3059]

I just used my welding helmet to watch the eclipse. Worked great.

[@Leonardokite]

Looks like you had a fun day! 🌞😎👍

[@Bob-tk2uv]

Glad you wore the little eclipse glasses. Now if you'd only wear eye protection when operating chain saws, trimmers, etc.

[@tonym6920]

Very impressive, that’s a lot of work but it’s a great hobby! 👍👍.

[@user-zt2fn8tm2d]

thank you for sharing in joy your day cool garden 😊

[@jsuperman7672]

Great video Mrs. Roper. Yes I'm old enough to remember, was Jack making popcorn, or Larry. Or .r. Roper.

[@henerker]

The garden is a lot of work too but the fresh fruit and vegetables are worth it. The eclipse was awesome! Totality is so “science”. Simply wonderful.

[@DjPorkchop73]

When you plant the banana trees, toss some nails, bolts, nuts, any iron that you can afford to scrap. Do it in layers; iron, dirt, iron, dirt and then healthy dose of dirt and fertilizer and ozmocote and plant the tree. I have successfully grown them in Illinois, and it does get good and crappy cold here. Are they as good as South? Nah. But they will produce. The iron makes them nice and strong and helps withstand the cold some. 👍

[@kurthanushek5520]

Beautiful, clear day and 75 degrees here in Toledo. Watched the eclipse from the patio followed by wine, grilled salmon and vegies. First time to eat out this season.

[@tommywise1702]

Yep, in the path. It was fun just sitting outside and looking up.

[@andybecker2693]

Mrs. Roper from Three’s Company. A timeless classic!

[@stephenreiner1523]

Looks good, my aunt moved from Western NY to near Decatur and she loves it. She's out there every day working in her garden and lawn. Still runs her chainsaw to cut wood. Yeah, you would like her.

[@steveb7310]

I too was privileged to be in the path of totality here in northeast Ohio. It was unique. I did the same as you putting the eclipse glasses in front of my phone. All the birds went silent for the duration except for a robin who sang its night song in the dark.

[@GateKeeper97]

HELEN! I told you about that Jack! Love it.

[@dougwatts9619]

I'm in Florida, so we didn't get totality. I watched it through my welding helmet and could focus perfectly... 🙂

[@stevegerber2076]

You are so correct. No pictures or videos can come close to the actual experience.

[@ronaldbeatty9423]

We live in Indianapolis went right over us . Blue sky and just great 👍

[@jamesfarmer3775]

I'm lucky enough to live in the "Crossroads of the Eclipses" here in Southern Illinois. 7 years ago, we had a little over two minutes, and today we had right at 4 minutes. Where the two paths crossed is ~ 20 miles SW of here, and, oddly enough, was the same point as the point of longest duration of the last one. I'm sure there is some mathematical explanation as to how that happened, but I would still think it would be long odds. The center line of the last one was maybe 10 miles south of here, but this one was pretty much right over us. We had some high thin clouds, but during totality, most of those were even gone, and it was as spectacular as I remember from the last one. Definitely among the coolest things I've ever seen.

[@Z7d3nR4]

I watched it in West Frankfort. (Franklin County)

[@jamesfarmer3775]

@@Z7d3nR4 Just south of you in JC my friend

[@williamcrane8236]

Hey I was in Russelville for the Eclipse, it was fantastic, except the trip home. I have never spent 4 hours on a 5.5 hour drive only to have 5.5 hours left. WHAT A TRAFFIC JAM. Friendly folks though. We would pull off to get food or bathroom breaks and everyone was laughing, taking it in stride. AND you got a photo of the eclipse with the planet Venus next to it. We had high scatter of clouds so there was still too much ambient light to see Jupiter, Mars or Saturn.

[@larryleonard3922]

Great to see you took a day off!!

[@jamessharier7529]

We saw it here in Canal Fulton Ohio, it was 70 degrees just before totality then it got considerably colder. It was amazing to watch❤️❤️❤️ BTW love your channel

[@chrisrivera3139]

I saw the one back in 2017 and it was awesome, so I had to see this one too.

[@lorenray9479]

Wow! Rabbits over barrels for bunny pellet tea is my best garden starter/grower juice ever!!!

[@jeffjackson5331]

Very cool! Nice garden

[@snowfire45]

thanks whole bunch for the tour of your garden !!😊

[@derrillsanders9117]

Great video about your garden. The eclipse was amazing here in Waco, TX.

[@TheWabbit]

Nice garden/orchard, you'll have plenty in a few years. We were cloudy in S/E Michigan but it wasn't thick clouds, we also weren't 100% we got 99% it was was a great show!

[@shannonherb2048]

One of the coolest things I've seen. I was with my family watching it.

[@laarshegdish6016]

Had the same problem with my phone this afternoon. Autofocus and distortion issues. Enjoyed the total eclipse absolutely!

[@N4HHE]

You should have had fun videoing the shadows on the ground beneath trees. The holes between leaves make a camera, projects the eclipse on the ground.

[@ossieljuarez1936]

That's my favorite part of spring and summer. Planting my garden. But in indiana we have to wait until the beginning of May to plant it. Otherwise it won't survive the cold nights.

[@gwaynel8363]

Good looking garden. All the best from Greensboro NC.

[@terryatkinson3182]

Thanks for the video 👍🇮🇪

[@kencampbell6819]

I, too, was fortunate to experience totality in northest Texas. Amazing! Got some pictures, but to witness it live was breathtaking.

[@PJ-uv9fr]

We didn't get to see any of it this year, but in 2017 we had totality....I wore my sunglasses and my welding helmet - worked awesome!

[@loandbehold7750]

Great video; love the garden!

[@matthewwearsch242]

We were also in the path of totality That was awesome when it happened for so quiet and so much cooler

[@doughy041]

I too live in the path of totality. It happened at 3:07pm eastern and it was partly cloudy when it happened. Earlier it was 100% cloudy and raining and we thought we would miss out. The pictures I took of the eclipse were that somewhat grainy orange tinted picture due to the eclipse glasses which did quite well for watching the eclipse when not taking photos.

[@partsdave8943]

It was GREAT! 2nd one for me! Got to see this one from Benton with my son, daughter-in-law, and 3 year old grandson. Only about a mile east of the SlingBlade Diner. That pink/purple part was a coronal ejection. Probably bigger than Earth. Wasn’t that White light during totality extremely beautiful?

[@Chickanic]

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[@rodsharpley6956]

Hi Bre. Loved the tour. The upside if all that mint is critter and bug repellent. Only 96% here, and I had clouds. Thanks for sharing.

[@1RCPILOT]

It’s cool you feed the hummingbirds! 😊

[@mensaswede4028]

I saw the eclipse from Hot Springs Arkansas at the Oaklawn eclipse party. I travelled 9 hours by car from the Texas/Mexico border and slept in my car, since Texas was completely clouded over. What a treat!

[@bruced625]

The eclipse reached about 80% when I live. It was awesome! Your pictures of total eclipse were incredible!

[@fredcollier1299]

You should do more of these type of videos - loved it!!

[@DustyRusty81]

drove to Plano Tx from OKC and it was almost covered in clouds but did get to see it! it was sooo Cool! (really dark as night) I'm glad I took the trip {{awesome}}

[@rogereide]

Very cool to be in the path of totality. Thanks for the tour

[@desertfox3860]

Thanks for the tour and the eclipse. It was cloudy where I am.

[@thomasseals7670]

Here in NC it was cloudy most of the day. But the clouds parted just in time for us to see it happening. Love your garden and your videos ❤

[@jasonlynn7584]

I was in totality where I live. I am from NE Ohio. I can honestly say how amazing that was. It was incredible. A picture can never do that justice. Like the temp fell by 10 degrees. The flood lights and street lights came on. It was just so cool.

[@joncooke2450]

Thanks Bre, that was amazing. For us poor people on the other side of the pond, we had nothing of it, so thank you for sharing such an amazing experience with us 😊

[@genlelow]

Yes, the eclipse was pretty neat. We drove a few miles from home into the path of totality. Nice gardens!

[@danielclapp636]

My wife has a couple lemon trees that are in pots. They spend the summer months outside on our deck and winters in the house. We have got a few fruits off of them. The lemons are the size of softballs though. Might be just the type of lemon🤔🤷‍♀️. Our eclipse was pretty cool here in central Maine as well, 100 percent totality. Take care and keep videos coming.

[@Paul.Douglas]

I watched it from Paris AR. It was cool how the birds went completely silent for a few minutes.

[@terrysims4028]

Good looking garden Miss Bre.

[@stevensmith1911]

So cool you were in the path of totality and could watch from your yard. Love your channel.

[@rbedwar12]

Great pictures

[@markdanielczyk944]

Never seen a total eclipse in person. In Northern Illinois we had 70-80% , just enough to dim the sun. All the birds and Canadian Air Force were still singing and honking respectively. Great video, as usual thanks for sharing.

[@kkevinj1]

Im glad you got to see it, too cloudy for me, thanks for showing!!!!!

[@DavidWhite]

Thanks for the critter show They are the most important

[@Ubotit_Unaymit]

We had two minutes of totality from my back yard in Indiana. I can understand now why folks travel to witness it. I'll be 48 on Friday, and seeing this made me feel like a kid again!Your garden is fantastic! I have to wait another month to plant tomatoes.

[@joeblow5154]

Great video!!! Wish I could garden like that.

[@garypritchard9787]

Thanks for the garden tour. Good you are doing beds, much better for all involved.

[@garygirard3669]

Eclipse was fantastic. Had totality for 3+ minutes in Marysville Ohio.. Definitely worth the watch. Since I will be 140 years old when it comes around again I'm glad I got to experiencenow

[@johnbauer9223]

We dug our Banana trees up (not much of a root system) after cutting the leaves off and wrapped them in newspaper and stored them in the house horizontally. Brought them out in the spring. Thank you for another video.

[@krismcpherson6343]

really enjoy your content. It has helped my husband and I keep the small machinery on our homestead running and in good shape.

[@algonquinbear1410]

Thanks for the lovely garden tour.

[@stevepelino5986]

Wow. That’s quite the garden. Thank you for sharing this video!!

[@bobdunstan5457]

I was very fortunate to see the solar eclipse in Oregon in 2017. It is truly a magnificent sight. Glad you had the opportunity too!

[@jimandnena4]

Great tour, Mrs. ROPER, 😁 That bright spot off to the right side at the 5 o'clock position was the planet Venus. Two for one day in the skies.

[@user-hx1oy3bi8k]

My family does a lot of gardening I love fixing small engines you've definitely saved me a lot of time and money❤ you rock 🎉

[@ericarachel55]

we had about a 90% sighting here on Long Island, looked like a crescent moon through my welding helmet

[@scottdavis7010]

Thanks for sharing the video of your garden.

[@backroadsriderghost]

So nice to see your garden, I have a few raised beds but not as extensive as yours. The eclipse in Indianapolis was simply amazing along with the temperature drop and sunsets all around.

[@johnthreefifteen]

We had one in 2017 in East Tennessee. I used a filter on my SLR and it was great. It rained here today.

[@rbedwar12]

Awesome

[@keithliermann692]

You are so energetic! Gardening is a lot of work. I saw the 2017 from the path! We went from so cal to Idaho. I have told people it was the most awesome thing I’d seen & it should be on the bucket list. I couldn’t go to Texas but a friend of mine who saw it in 17 went to Texas and took cameras this time

[@upsidedowndog1256]

I watched it from the Mena airport. Over 100 aircraft landed here to watch it. Jets to little guys. Everything in between. When the total was able to see it was wild. It was a truely religious experience for me. There is nothing that mankind can do to top that! Celestial bodies doing their thing. Save the planet by going "green"? Good luck. No matter what we do this planet will be just fine.

[@danpatch4751]

Thanks for sharing your video today, your garden is set up well and your furbabies are so cute.🐕🐕🐈.

[@markmcmeen287]

Great insight into the personal side of your life. Thanks for sharing!

[@Vibe77Guy]

That solar flare at the bottom of the moon was spectacular. I assume that was what it was. Here in west Little Rock we had a bit over 2 to 2-1/2 minutes of totality.

[@jamesravnikar5622]

Thanks for sharing! Overcast here in northern Minnesota.

[@tadeuszmichaelwlodarczyk3120]

Bre you should try growing dragon fruit. THE only hick up ""Frost ""But l cover mine up over Winter(got 40) 😋. Got 200 apples this year (pink lady's) great garden✔️. From Melbourne AUSTRALIA 👍🤠

[@richardcranium5839]

east of erie pa here. got film for a filer for my dslr but we were fighting clouds off and on. i got some ok pictures including totality. yep the peepers started chirping along with the birds after it started brightening up had the neighborhood grouse start drumming. my first total but my third overall