Today I saw FIVE (not counting doubles!) rainbows!!!
This morning there was a brilliant rainbow arching high overhead, one end in front of us, at the foot of Diamond Head, the other end at the foot of the misty Ko'olaus. It was a double rainbow, in fact! Both rainbows were SOOOO brilliant that I ran in the house to get my camera! But by the time I got back out again, they had faded...
So ephemeral, so elusive!
This afternoon, on my way up Kalihi St., I saw something magical: the houses and trees on the hill before me were shimmering and glimmering in guava and raspberry and orange sherbet. The colors were pale, glittery and shimmery, as though misted with fairy dust.
Then I caught a glimpse of glittering yellow and green, too, and realized - I was seeing a huge, fat rainbow lying on the ground!!! I don't know how else to describe it! There was no arch, no bow - just the magical, elusive colors and light transforming the houses, trees, hillside into a vision of a bright fairyland!
Had to merge onto the H-1 freeway... Darn, had to watch the road now!
That was Kalihi Valley. Picked up my mother and struggled (just as I'm struggling here) to describe what I'd just seen. Then as we drove up Liliha St. to pick up the H-1 freeway again - there was ANOTHER rainbow!!! This time, in Nu'uanu Valley! Although it wasn't "lying on the ground," it was a VERY low-lying rainbow, and my mother saw how it transformed the side of the green valley, dusting it with color!
Amazing! Two very low lying, brilliant rainbows! My heart was overflowing!
Back on the H-1 freeway, I had to keep my eyes on the road again, but I saw two more low rainbows (tho' not as brilliant as the Kalihi and Nu'uanu Valley rainbows) - one by Punchbowl, and another arching out of Manoa Valley to St. Louis Heights.
And then we were home.
Yesterday, we had a double dipper for celestial sights! We were at my sister's in-laws' home for dinner, high on Waialae Nui ridge. It was chilly and breezy, with occasional misty rain blowing over the Ko'olau spine. We had a splendid view of the city, and, more importantly to me, the water and the western horizon. There were quite a few clouds out west so we weren't too optimistic about seeing the "green flash" (which requires a clear horizon), BUT as sunset approached, the sun dipped BELOW the clouds. It sank steadily...and we all saw the green flash!!! I was SOOOO excited!!!!!!
We went in to enjoy an absolutely delish dinner - brown rice, grilled chicken & veggies, a delicious baked salmon, squid luau, and a wonderful salad. We watched a Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz spy (?) movie that didn't make a lot of sense. Then Mrs. Kim (my sister's wonderful m-i-l) and I went out to see if we could spy Mercury, in spite of all the clouds.
And we DID!!! There it was, out west, low on the horizon! Like the sun, it had dipped below the clouds to a clear area! It was quite dark so Mercury glittered brightly. A rare sight!!!
Rainbows, green flash, Mercury - so many wonderful, wonderful things to see!!!
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