Rainbow

[quinie]

Wondered why daughter phoned to tell me to look out of the window. There was the most beautiful rainbow I have ever seen (I'm in my eighties)-it was so big and bright you could make out all the colours. It made my day -was feeling a bit down.

[corylus]

Wonderful sight, I live high on a hill with a view that stretches for miles and frequently have the sight of a full rainbow across the valley.

NB Son's girlfriend who comes from London had never seen the full arc of a rainbow until she came here.

[Caribeing]

Glad the rainbow brightened your day hope there was a pot of gold at the end of it!

[Henrietta]

It's beautiful and poetic in a metaphoric kind of way quinie.

"Out of every storm comes a rainbow"

[agchristie]

Lovely! We had enormous hailstones this morning!

[hau kola]

Aww!! That's lovely to hear quinie.
We had a double rainbow here a couple of weeks ago.

[cupid04]

Glad it cheered you up and lifted your spirits. Saw a double rainbow years ago on holiday in the Lake District. Never seen anything like it since...

[hau kola]

I'd never seen one before either.

[Tilly2]

Rainbows always make you feel better.

[Henrietta]

Has anyone ever seen or heard of a "Moon bow"?

[Tilly2]

I have seen a coloured halo around the moon. Is that the same thing, Henrietta?

[corylus]

If you see a double rainbow there is always a darker bit of sky between the two arcs, this is Alexander's Dark Band, (not Alexander's Ragtime Band) I learnt this from a schools' programme many years ago. Watch out for it.

[quinie]

I've heard of a moonbow but never seen one. Wonder what colour it is.

[corylus]

I've no idea how to upload photes of Alexander's Dark Band, you'll have to look it up yourselves.

[mazie]

Hi quinie....Have a look at the link below for some Moonbow pictures. xx

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/moonbow-lunar-rainbow-photography/

[Tilly2]

Just looked up moonbow. Yes I have seen them. Usually on cold frosty nights.

[Tilly2]

Don't know if this works.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQUMZc6nWL4/TzCpXQOajEI/AAAAAAAAB44/smcuGuuRwZM/s1600/moonbow2-6-12.jpg

[cupid04]

Wow, isn't nature beautiful?

[Tilly2]

That was so easy to do. I have never done that before!

[quinie]

Thank you for the links.Really interesting and the photos are amazing.