Although our little valley is called Kleinschmidt Flat … named after the first settlers out here in the 1800s, the Kleinschmidts, and Flat because … well, it is pretty flat … Alayne and I have often wanted to call it Rainbow Flat instead. That’s because we frequently get stunning rainbows that sometimes take your breath away. There’s something about the geography of our valley that makes these so common.
I was over in Widget’s House this morning doing the usual Sunday chores — cleaning, scooping poop, washing dog food bowls — when Alayne called over on the intercom. "I think I got your blog photo for today," she said. "Did you see it?"
I was at the sink at this point, seeing nothing except dog dishes in front of me. "See what?," I asked.
"The rainbow," she said. "Right behind us."
I turned and looked through the windows on the north wall of Widget’s House but didn’t see a rainbow.
"Um, no, I don’t see anything."
Alayne said, "Well, I’ve got it on the camera and I think you’ll like it."
When I got back to the house, I uploaded the photos to the computer and there it was — one of the prettiest rainbows I’ve seen here. Usually the rainbows are to the east of us, but this one was due north, and framed by the curving shape of Ovando Mountain right behind it.
Nice shot, Alayne!
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