Rainbow over Baltimore
Hope. Forgiveness. A beautiful play of refracted sunlight in raindrops. Anyway you look at them, a rainbow is a surprise and a delight whenever you spot one. Sun videographer Karl Merton Ferron captured this colorful and eerie display after a light shower in Baltimore on Monday.
Rainbows are so striking, and unusual, that we long remember where we were and what we were doing when we spotted them. I can recall a rainbow that appeared after my wife and I arrived in Bar Harbor, Maine, for our honeymoon. Seemed like a good omen, and we're still hitched after 38 years. I can remember a spectacular double rainbow that astonished our kids (and us) during a summer camping trip in the 1980s. We were driving south from Flagstaff, across the desert, after a visit to the Grand Canyon. We just pulled over and gawked.
Have any special memories of rainbows you'd like to share? Leave a comment.
There was a double rainbow yesterday in Washington, and CapitalWeather.com has posted a terrific photo gallery. There's a link in the comments below.
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We saw one last night. First time I can recall seeing one from end to end, including the connecting point at the top. It looked like we were driving under the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. And next to one of the legs was a double rainbow!
Posted by: PK | June 24, 2008 11:07 AM
A rainbow appeared over the harbor just after my husband and I finished saying our wedding vows at the Museum of Industry a couple of years ago. We were concerned about rain all day, instead we got an amazing backdrop for our wedding pictures.
FR: That's great. Send us a picture!
Posted by: S | June 24, 2008 2:55 PM
Speaking of double rainbows, check out this spectacular gallery of the rainbow in Washington yesterday, from the folks at Capital Weather. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2008/06/photography_dcs_double_rainbow.html
Posted by: frank roylance | June 24, 2008 3:05 PM
I was driving up 295 into the city and could see a double rainbow and then one rainbow arching over the city.
I ALWAYS carry a camera. Of course, the one camera I had with me was on dead batteries and the brand new one I was returning from buying was still in the box.
When I lived in Wales, I used to see rainbows all of the time, and I never got tired of seeing them. It's just magical.
I also remember seeing rainbows in the fog when we were pulling out of Albequerque early one morning...
Posted by: Fairfax | June 24, 2008 3:12 PM