driving through rainbows

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driving through rainbows

by tylluanpenry @ Tuesday, 11. Mar, 2008 – 15:24:34

Well, one rainbow, actually. On the weekend I was coming back over the Brecon Beacons and we actually found ourselves driving through a rainbow which ended on the wet tarmac in a sort of golden puddle.... maybe that's where the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow story comes from.

Anyway, it was an amazing experience - the light around us was quite something. I always thought that the closer you got to a rainbow, it just moved away from you, but this one stayed put.

It's never happened to me before and it was quite magical!
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- Usksider ^Pro
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- Tuesday, 11. Mar, 2008 @ 17:29:06
...and you didn't capture it for prosperity? Oh Tylluan, how could you...
- - tylluanpenry
  - Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 19:50:36
  I didn't have my camera with me - sorry!
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    - Thursday, 13. Mar, 2008 @ 05:42:08
    I'll forgive you... just this once mind you.
    - - tylluanpenry
      - Thursday, 13. Mar, 2008 @ 13:51:45
      Thanks, Usky! Wish you could have seen it though! Have you ever photographed rainbows?
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        Thursday, 13. Mar, 2008 @ 16:47:55
        
        I've photographed one or two from a distance, but have never been that close to a rainbow to see the golden shadow.
        
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- wendlane
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- Tuesday, 11. Mar, 2008 @ 17:57:21
Wow how amazing, it must have been a once in a lifetime thing...as usksider says wot no photo? Oh no
- - tylluanpenry
  - Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 19:51:23
  It was wonderful - and so unreal in some ways. I'm not sure I could have done it justice, even if I'd had my camera....
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- Tuesday, 11. Mar, 2008 @ 18:28:15
That sounds wonderful.
Once in a lifetime, too.
I think I'd have been tempted to park my car there and wait to see what happened!
- - tylluanpenry
  - Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 19:52:25
  Unfortunately it was the busy A470 and we couldn't stop. But just passing through it was wonderful, and I was surprised the way the light changed. I'd always thought that the closer you got to the rainbow, the further it moved away.
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- deleted user (Visitor)
- Tuesday, 11. Mar, 2008 @ 18:46:01
That really does sound wonderful. I've never had that experience either. How very magical.
- - tylluanpenry
  - Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 19:53:30
  Strangely enough, my parents said it had happened to them once when they were young. It was a wonderful experience.
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- menhir
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- Tuesday, 11. Mar, 2008 @ 21:29:53
Those mystic arcs are wonderful when you have the rare fortune to capture one in your sight and memory.
- - tylluanpenry
  - Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 19:54:18
  For all I'd consider myself a cynical old bat, the sight of a rainbow always starts me off going 'oooh' and 'aaah'
  - - menhir
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    - Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 20:00:13
    ...who wouldn't
    - - tylluanpenry
      - Thursday, 13. Mar, 2008 @ 13:52:12
      Very true....
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- littleblackcauldron
- Tuesday, 11. Mar, 2008 @ 22:35:11
Amazing a once in a life time thing I think.
- - tylluanpenry
  - Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 19:54:53
  I'm sure it must be - but it was well worth waiting for!
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- ganesharocks
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- Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 12:55:02
I love rainbows! They are so awesome. Once I was driving past an agricultural field (sadly without a camera) and they were irrigating it. You should have seen the beauty of it all! There was a field filled with rainbows. There had to be 100 of them...breathtaking!

Thanks for the reminder
x
- - tylluanpenry
  - Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 19:55:51
  That sounds amazing - I love making rainbows with the hosepipe when I water the garden sometimes.
  
  I don't think I've ever photographed a rainbow - perhaps it's time I tried.
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    - Friday, 14. Mar, 2008 @ 13:13:54
    If you get one, I'd love to see it!
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- EllieGant
- Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 13:12:53
Oh, you lucky woman. I've always wanted to find the end of a rainbow. What a magical experience!
- - tylluanpenry
  - Wednesday, 12. Mar, 2008 @ 19:56:40
  It was astonishing, Ellie. I wish I'd been able to hang around and savour it longer. But I'm sure I'll never, ever forget it!
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- miramaze
- Thursday, 13. Mar, 2008 @ 13:05:57
Oh that sounds AMAZING .. truly magical ! a good omen . You were blessed by the seven rays Fantastic . Lucky you !

XX
- - tylluanpenry
  - Thursday, 13. Mar, 2008 @ 13:53:20
  I've had a number of omens just lately, Mira - not sure what I make of some of them. But the rainbow was definitely a good one, and yes, I do feel blessed. That's just the word I was looking for!
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