Surprise Rainbow
We have been seeing typical Pacific Northwest winter weather here for the past week or so; mostly overcast skies with rain, drizzle, showers and spitting most of the time. Lucky for me, I love the rain, although the gloomy skies can sometimes be a bit depressing.
But the grey skies are also responsible for the fact that we appreciate the sun breaks so much; the contrast makes you want to dance for joy when the rays gild the edges of everything outside.
Yesterday afternoon around four o' clock, one of my colleagues suddenly shouted my name from two aisles away. Startled, I got up to find him running towards me. "Look outside!" he called, and I stood on tiptoe to see over the cube walls to the wall of windows running the length of the building. The first thing that struck me was the unusually golden color of the bright sunlight (and that too after there had been only dull grey gloom a moment earlier). Then, almost obscured by a pillar, I saw the rainbow. Well, a little portion of it anyway. I couldn't believe my eyes because it was so bright, so big, so close.
I ran (well, shambled) outside to the car to get my camera. All the while of course the brightness was busy fading as the sun started moving out of the gap in the clouds that allowed this wonder. By the time I got into position, the rainbows (the second, inverted rainbow was also visible although more like a pale shadow) had lost some of its impact, but even then it was the brightest and biggest rainbow I had ever seen.
Enjoy!
Comments (10)
fanstatic picture!!love that amazing rainbow
Posted by padmaja | November 20, 2007 11:22 AM
That is absolutely gorgeous...haven't seen it that bright for ages.
Posted by sunita | November 20, 2007 11:44 AM
Very Beautiful Picture and colourful Rainbow.
Posted by Madhu | November 20, 2007 12:47 PM
That is one bright rainbow Sivani.. beautiful.
Posted by Laavanya | November 20, 2007 2:44 PM
I alwasy feel very very cheerful and inspired when I see a rainbow, and luckily for me, CA offers ample opportunities to observe one! you've captured it very well..nice job!
-Mansi
Posted by Mansi | November 20, 2007 2:51 PM
seeing a rainbow makes me all warm and mushy mushy. Thanks for sharing this beauty
Posted by vimmisamir | November 20, 2007 3:29 PM
This is such a beautifully captured rainbow!
Posted by musy | November 20, 2007 9:30 PM
beautifullll pic shivani
Posted by sagari | November 21, 2007 8:40 AM
Wow! Thats stunning dear! :) thanks for sharing!
Posted by lathanarasimhan | November 25, 2007 4:31 AM
hey long time no see..what happened, you were pretty regular
Posted by Sandeepa | December 2, 2007 11:11 AM