Somewhere over the Rainbow...

We have had a mix bag today here in Christchurch weather wise with rain one moment then the next.. sun and it was cold. Someone near by is getting snow!

When John was going out for a walk this afternoon he called me to come and look at the rainbow. I had taken some shots of water droplets on flowers for my blip but when I saw this lovely rainbow my blip changed. You can just see another rainbow above this one.

Most of my afternoon was spent going through some of aunty Nancy's treasures. This time stamps people most have been collecting for her of their letters. I did find a few interesting things which I will at sometime blip. Still haven't go to the bottom of the lose stamps yet. Aunty Nancy's stamp album went to her great nephew. That is another thing I collect also.

Facts on rainbows
No two people see the same rainbow, in fact even our individual eyes see slightly different rainbows. Each time you see a rainbow, it is unique in its own spectacular way! Many people consider rainbows to be an omen of some kind. It is an ancient desire rooted in our cultural mythologies.

Sir Isaac Newton identified the 7 colours of the visible spectrum that together make up white light. All of which are present in a rainbow in the order red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (the acronym or name ROY G BIV is a good way to remember these colours and their order).

The legends of many cultures see the rainbow as a kind of bridge between heaven and earth. One of the most beautiful sights in nature, the rainbow has become in western culture a symbol of renewed hope; something lucky to look upon. To Iranian Moslems, even the brilliance of the colours in a rainbow have significance. A prominent green means abundance, red means war, and yellow brings death. The Arawak Indians of South America recognise the rainbow as a fortunate sign if it seen over the ocean, while tribes in northeastern Siberia see it as the tongue of the sun. The North American Catawba Indians of the Southeast and the Tlingit of the Northwest both regard it as the bridge between the living and the dead.
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