I rose early this morning as i had set my alarm for 6:09 AM.
I then verified that the daylight savings time no longer applied, and that the 6:58 sunrise
meant i had another hour to go.

I decided to bring my 4 inch solar filter, my DSLR and my pocket camera.
I also packed a tripod and my finderscope (a 3.5 inch refractor) on the off chance they would be handy.

At Burlington Waterfront Park, a place where the HAA has held public astronomy events in the past,
I knew that there would be a clear view of sunrise over the water.

The cloud bank on the horizon was another matter. It appeared that there was rain in the Grimsby area,
and the clouds extended out over the water to the east, obscuring the point of sunrise.

I did, however, get to watch a nice sunrise.

The eclipse was predicted to end at 7:08 AM.
Using the solar filter, i could see a chunk missing from the lower right portion of the Sun,
but due to the nearby clouds there was no way to guarantee that the interesting part of the Sun was not
simply being blocked by the cloud bank right below it, as it peeked through the clouds.

So I might claim to have seen the eclipse, but i might simply have seen the Sun.

I shared the view through my solar filter with 2 people who had come to take a look.
By holding up the (highly reflective) filter in front of my face, and angling it so that the image of the Sun
matched the dark part of the pupil of my eye, I had a clear sharp view of the Sun, albeit small.

I hope other members had more favourable cloud arrangements.