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June 24, 2008

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.

Posted by Frank Roylance at 10:10 AM | | Comments (5)
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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!

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!

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

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...

Every time I see a rainbow, they remind me of God's promise. The one where He promised to never flood the earth again, and it also reminds me of His infinite love for us!!

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Frank Roylance is a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. He came to Baltimore from New Bedford, Mass. in 1980 to join the old Evening Sun. He moved to the morning Sun when the papers merged in 1992, and has spent most of his time since covering science, including astronomy and the weather. One of The Baltimore Sun's first online Web logs, the Weather Blog debuted in October 2004. In June 2006 Frank also began writing comments on local weather and stargazing for The Baltimore Sun's print Weather Page. Frank also answers readers’ weather queries for the newspaper and the blog. Frank Roylance retired in October 2011. Maryland Weather is now being updated by members of The Baltimore Sun staff
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