Ferida Wolff’s Backyard: A Fantastic Double Rainbow

Double Rainbow

There it was, up above the rain-drenched roofs, arched over the trees – a magnificent  rainbow! It spanned across the sky, in a brightly colored arch, wide over the street.

That would have been enough to see but then above the rainbow was another arch. I had never seen a double rainbow before and I was awed. But there was something interesting about the rainbow above. It’s colors were the reverse of the rainbow below it.

A rainbow, besides being amazing, is seen as a sign of possibilities. In the midst of life’s storms it is often hard to spot a rainbow, but they tend to appear after the storm and offer hope.

A double rainbow is even rarer and a good omen. It is the symbol of hope and encouragement and prosperity. It also provides spiritual encouragement. But whether scientific or spiritual, any rainbow is a joy to see. Below, quoted from Interesting Literature:

“In ancient Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow, bringing the gods’ commands down from Mount Olympus to the land of the mortals: once again, the arc or arch of the rainbow suggests a bridge between earthly and heavenly, land and sky. Iris was the divine messenger, and the rainbow was the brightly-coloured embodiment of her path from Olympus to the land of the living. The section of the eye surrounding the pupil is called the ‘iris’ for this reason: because its pigmentation suggests the colours of the rainbow.”

Here is the technical reason for a double rainbow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzgNM-P_JCQ

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