Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Rainbow!

Evening Colors

A rainstorm moving from west to east passed by on the evening of August 4th. Glancing out a window afterwarI noticed a dark, stormy sky in the east and bright sunshine in the west. Conditions looked good for a rainbow. Sure enough, there it was!  A faint secondary rainbow was also visible. The lower the Sun, the higher the rainbow arc. In the picture below you can see evidence of the Sun's low altitude in the form of a tree shadow on the house. The next picture shows the whole arc in a slightly distorted panorama. Notice the usual brightening within the primary rainbow's arc.It's nice to see a rainbow every once in a while!

People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing
Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin
When I say that I'm o.k. well they look at me kind of strange
Surely you're not happy now you no longer play the game

People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I'm doing fine watching shadows on the wall
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go

John Lennon