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When is the last time you saw a rainbow?

 
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Something got me thinking about rainbows.

Rainbows must have been magical to humans at some point. People also probably saw more rainbows, I think they were something to look for.

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Something about the connection to the nature. Connection to the rain, the sun, the earth and the air.

I have been living in the forest for three years now, and still feel too disconnected from the nature. Reconnecting slowly, enjoying every moment of it.

A thunder storm is coming my way. It's always so resfreshing. Like a reset. Maybe there will be a rainbow.

 
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Saw a faint double rainbow last week driving home from work. It was an odd one, very low in the sky, maybe only 1/3 of what a "normal" rainbow is.
 
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a couple weeks ago, i made an unusual trip into town in early evening to go to a concert, right after a storm had passed through. for fully 90% of the 35 minute drive, i had recurring rainbows, including a big double when i was nearing my destination.
 
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our weather just turned and there's been no sun (hard to make a rainbow with no sun) but I remember when I lived in New England, a rainbow was a Big Deal.
Here in South America, they're practically commonplace (when it's not winter...). They are still delightful, though!
 
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The last time I was somewhere that had TV on:(
 
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I saw a nice rainbow last week. My shop faces slightly North East so is perfect for rainbows caused by the setting sun. The showery, breezy weather we get sometimes apparently is perfect for rainbows, since you need rain, and breaks in the rain too.
They definitely are magical things though, since you can never get close to them.

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This year's rain pattern has been odd. I didn't get any afternoon thunderstorm that brings out the rainbow. Instead, the rains came as severe storms overnight several times. I did see rainbow once, but it was in the morning in southwest!
Picture below was a few years old. I got a full view of the double rainbow in my backyard.
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Well, I cant remember the last time a saw a rainbow, except in that pic May posted!

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I can't resist posting the one I made a panoramic shot of from the roof of my house in Ladakh (Indian Himalayas) in 2022
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Rainbow in Ladakh (panoramic shot)
Rainbow in Ladakh (panoramic shot)

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We had a really clear one about 4/5 days ago.

It looked like it ended in the next field over and we really might find that pot of gold.

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Rainbow season again here. Blink and you miss it though; back to stormy weather this week. I took a lovely picture of a rainbow in an apparently blue skye from last week. More yesterday as the sun was setting, but the photo didn't turn out so well.
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double rainbow against a blue sky on the isle of skye

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In the first two years that we lived here (so, 2020-2022 maybe) every time it rained, there would be a big, beautiful rainbow (or two...or three!) off to our east over the forest. We'd go out on the deck to marvel at them. And then they stopped! I have no idea what either their over-presence or now that they're missing, means.
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I couldn't find a triple
I couldn't find a triple
 
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I am not sure I have seen a rainbow since I moved here in 2013.

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The last one that I saw and photographed was a couple of months ago but there's been more that I've seen that I haven't captured.
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Rainbow taken from our balcony
Rainbow taken from our balcony
 
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In January we had some torrential rain, and a power cut.

When the rain stopped I went outside and there was a rainbow framing my son's house.
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The last one I saw was back in August. It was on the way into town for a music festival when a gigantic rainbow reached all over the town. Both ends were visible “touching” the ground, and it was exceptionally strong and clear. It was the most spectacular one I’ve seen to this day. I don’t see them too often but they happen!

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