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| The splotch is on the left, the sun on the right. |
One of the sillier things people believe from the Bible is the whole thing about the rainbow being a sign from God, promising that he won't drown us all on a whim. Burn us? That's on deck, but no drowning. This one even made me roll my eyes at Sunday school. Still, rainbows are still pretty cool, and not just because of
The Gay Thing. When you spot one, you get that same feeling you get when you spy your car's odometer rolling over to an even number. You'll share it, if someone's around, and sort of take credit for seeing it first. Right?
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A wide shot, with the unfortunate construction site
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Well, I saw a version of a rainbow that I've never seen before. I was on my walk, and on my way home. The sun was
jussst above the mountains, and obscured by a layer of cloud cover. But the sun was
blasting through most of the cloud, diffusing into a huge blaze of light. And just to the south, in a jet's contrail, was a
splotch of rainbow! No arc. No beginning or end, or pot of gold. It was just a splotch, and it didn't move or change for a block of walking. I took out my phone to take a few pictures, but
of course it didn't capture very well. And to make things worse, there's a new development going in a half-block from home, ruining the shot. But I had to share anyway.
