On Sun, 12 Oct 1997, Carla Newbre wrote:
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> On 12 Oct 1997, BoomBdBoom wrote:
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> > It's the circle rainbows around the sun that I love. Only ever see them
> > at gatherings.
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> My favorites are the atypical rainbows which manifest in uncharacteristic
> ways. Like the "smiling rainbow" we had at our first Oregon regional. It
> was a partial circular rainbow that appeared to arch upward rather than
> downward.
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> This year on Indian Prairie, there was one mid-day rainbow in a blue sky
> studded with clouds in such a way that one specific white fluffy cloud
> became rainbow colored. This was a first for me.
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> I've seen lots of doubles, but never did before my first gathering. I'm
> still waiting to see a triple.
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> The timing of the appearance of a rainbow always knocks my socks off. For
> me, they often pop up when I'm going through a heavy time - as if a
> blessing to remind me that everything is going to be okay - or at very
> spiritual moments. And, of course at significant times during
> gatherings. Sometimes, though, they are simply whimsical. A couple of
> years ago, Sparrow and I were coloring fliers for our local picnic. The
> flier had a double Rainbow on it. My roommate came home, said, "hey,
> check out the Rainbow, and sure enough, we looked up from what we were
> doing, and there was a double Rainbow outside.
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> How do they do that, anyway?
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> Love, Light, and Rainbows,
> Carla
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