Northland weather has been quit unsettled lately which naturally produces interesting skies. Morning sunshine turns into beautiful early afternoon clouds, followed by brief thundershowers. By 9PM most of the activity has ended and calm weather returns for the nighttime hours.
Last evening was no different. Watching storm clouds roll into the area about 5PM, was an amazing sight. A ominous wall cloud pushed across the sky followed by hail, thunder, and lightning. It seemed lake a good time for rainbows so I headed to the hillside of Duluth. The storm veered south so I back-tracked across Skyline drive, hoping that the sun would pop out enough the create a rainbow from the fast moving storm. After observing the rain for awhile I decided that it probably wouldn't happen tonight so I headed home, convincing myself that tomorrow might work out better.
As I neared the crest of the hill, a break in the clouds looked like it would soon appear, so I raced back down to Skyline Drive for one last look for a rainbow. I continued to drive west in an attempt to line up the sun with the storm. As I rounded the curves by Spirit Mountain, there it was, a beautiful rainbow in the skies over the Saint Louis River.
I seems like much of life is like our weather lately, we start off with easy sailing and blue skies, followed by the storms of life. Even when the storms have subsided, we look for the rainbow of hope, which sometimes is hard to find.
Although the following lyrics to 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow" where not actually used in the movie, they do talk of hope after a storm:
When all the world is a hopeless jumbleAnd the raindrops tumble all around,Heaven opens a magic laneWhen all the clouds darken up the skyway,There's a rainbow highway to be foundLeading from your window paneTo a place behind the sun,Just a step beyond the rainI love how God arranges each little raindrop into a giant prism, refracting sunlight into a full color spectrum to remind us of who He is and where true hope is found.
I have placed My rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of My covenant with you and with all the earth.
When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds,
and I will remember My covenant with you and with all living creatures. Never again will the floodwaters destroy all life.
When I see the rainbow in the clouds, I will remember the eternal covenant between God and every living creature on earth."
Then God said to Noah, "Yes, this rainbow is the sign of the covenant I am confirming with all the creatures on earth." Gen 9:13
Northland weather has been quit unsettled lately which naturally produces interesting skies. Morning sunshine turns into beautiful early afternoon clouds, followed by brief thundershowers. By 9PM most of the activity has ended and calm weather returns for the nighttime hours.
As I neared the crest of the hill, a break in the clouds looked like it would soon appear, so I raced back down to Skyline Drive for one last look for a rainbow. I continued to drive west in an attempt to line up the sun with the storm. As I rounded the curves by Spirit Mountain, there it was, a beautiful rainbow in the skies over the Saint Louis River.
Although the following lyrics to 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow" where not actually used in the movie, they do talk of hope after a storm:
One of the reasons I love photographing rainbows is that you never know when they will occur. You can anticipate the weather conditions that rainbows are likely to happen, but, you can never be sure that one will appear when and where you expect.
