(I posted this on my photo blog, hence the different watermark.)

I was in the middle of a phone conversation with my Mom and the dogs were bugging me for dinner. Trying to escape them so I could talk without annoying little barks in the background, I walked up the stairs and saw this out the studio window.  I yelled for Don to come look, turned the phone over to him and ran to get my camera. This rainbow was perfect. We could see the whole arc from beginning to end. If you look very closely, you’ll see a double rainbow. The second rainbow is very faint.

I was outside in the rain, in my slippers with no coat on. Thank goodness Don brought out my muck boots! It was truly spectacular. The schoolbus had just arrived and our neighbors across the street were also gazing at this beautiful end to a stormy day.

I tried to use the Stitch Assist on my camera. Of course, since I had never even thought about using it before, I didn’t know what I was doing. Here’s my attempt to stitch the shots together via Picnik. Please ignore the fact that the rainbow doesn’t meet correctly. And the fact that the maple tree has more branches than it really does.

The house looks like it is breaking in two. It isn’t. At least, I hope not. The challenge with Stitch Assist, I have discovered, is in not moving the camera up or down, even slightly. If you do, you get this Picasso-esque view of MHC. Nevertheless, this gives you an idea of how far this rainbow stretched across the sky.What an amazing phenomenon a rainbow is. I can’t remember the last time I saw one. And I don’t remember ever seeing one this fully formed and ‘whole.’ I guess living in the country helps – no other buildings on the horizon to block the view. It was a little miracle that completely changed the tone of the day. A blessing.

One other note: the winner of a copy of Dear Mrs. Kennedy is Suzanne from Privet and Holly. Suzanne, I will be contacting you for your address. Congratulations!