30 day photography challenge
day #27: from a distance
i confess that i took today’s official snapshot three weeks ago today, way back on wednesday june 6th. i was just leaving toronto after aunti wednesday, turning onto the gardiner expressway to head home, when look what i saw:
rainbows are always a remarkable sight
at that moment, my immediate thought was, “take a picture!” [notice the traffic light is red!] “you’ll be able to incorporate the rainbow in some way into the 30 day challenge!”
rainbows deserve two shots
so the rainbow is our at a distance choice for today.
i know i said this before at some point on the blog because i remember gina leaving a comment (not sure why that memory has stuck so prominently in my mind) but whenever i see a rainbow, i think of our childhood bible story book entitled “God keeps his promise:”
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[this is the book - wow!!! i google-found this image as i think the brother has our actual old copy].
it never fails: if i see a rainbow, i get a warm-fuzzy feeling, and am reminded that God loves me and is watching over me.
what’s a sight in nature that fills you with awe? i also find waterfalls spine-tingling for both their visual and aural impact.
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I love waterfalls too…I guess growing up on the coast, I find the ocean to be pretty awesome (and water in general to be calming).
I actually saw a double rainbow the other week, which was pretty cool!
a double?? that is super cool! i think that is about as lucky as finding a four leaf clover! i so agree that the sound of waves is very calming, centering…you were lucky to grow up so close to water, zo!
the rainbow is definitely powerful. i have two stories that involve rainbows – one when Jeff and i were lost on a bike trip at Riding Mountain N.P…. the other is that Jeff’s parents saw a rainbow when Jeff and I were stranded on our canoe trip – it reminded us that God is watching over us and keeping us safe. It gave Jeff’s parents a sense of calm in their time of dread.
I love that book! we have two copies in our house – one from my childhood and the other was in a box of books passed on to us from Jeff’s colleague. I hold such good memories of when my parents read from it to me.
gina, thank you for sharing your two rainbow examples. once again, situations where it was NOT simply coincidence to have rainbows appear. i so agree with the calm-inducing feeling that rainbow sightings provide. so glad you have your childhood copy of “God keeps his promise.” mom told me that she has our copy, actually – i should get it from her!
I love rainbows. I was a Rainbow Girl (do they have that group in Canada). It was with the Rainbow Girls that I made my 3 week trip to Canada back in 1968. Fond memories for sure! I also love waterfalls. On that same trip we made a stop at Niagara. Nothing beats watching the falls from the Canadian side. Thanks for the reminder.
so glad you have such fond memories of canada and of your trip, johanna! and yes, we are very proud of our canadian side of the falls!
Beautiful shot Cathy! I feel the same way about rainbows too. Your waterfalls comment reminds me I need to plan a trip to Niagra Falls–never been there and would love to see it!
thanks, stacie! i happened to be in the right place at the right time…and for once i was glad for a red light! yes – you must see niagara falls in person. i think your whole family would love it!
Rainbows remind me of my Father-in-Law. He passed away during a horrible storm. Immediately after the storm there was the most beautiful rainbow. My kids believe that is how he got to heaven.
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A rainbow does it for me. You should see a rainbow over our mountains in NM. I have a photo somewhere. I’ll find it and share. Thanks, Cathy for the beautiful rainbow start to my day!!
i would LOVE to see a rainbow over nm’s mountains…that sounds simply amazing, fran!