The rain showers in early spring seem to last forever, but there is hope in rainbows. Be thankful for the showers because without them, no rainbows would form.
Showers, Showers and More Showers
As the steady rain fell today, I couldn't help but feel unmotivated and sad. When we are socked in with rain during the early spring, it really can take away all those hopeful thoughts for spring.
Rainbows!
Yet, the spring showers do give us a sign of hope in the form of rainbows. As the showers hit us one after another forming an endless line in the sky, every so often a rainbow will form. As the sun shines from the west, and the last raindrops pour from the cloud above, a rainbow is seen in the eastern sky. Rainbows form as the sun shines on the raindrops, refracting the light like a tiny prism. The white sunlight reflects off the far side of the raindrop, like a mirror. Then, the light is reflected back, and seen by the rainbow's observers. Look for rainbows as the rain falls in one part of the sky and sun is shining in another.
When you look at a rainbow, you are actually seeing a different color reflected from a group of different raindrops because they exist at different angles to your eyes. In other words, each raindrop reflects a different color. Amazing, huh?
Even more amazing is the fact that double rainbows can form. Double rainbows form when the light is reflected twice within the raindrops. This second rainbow appears less bright and is actually in the opposite order of colors than the first. Isn't the weather fascinating?
So, as the spring showers and rain may have us locked up inside, remember they also are producers of magnificent rainbows. Remember that without these rain showers, rainbows would not exist as we know them.
