Over the Rainbow

I find that the beauty of ephemerality is ironically similar to the that of permanence.  We mortals, viewing a work of art which has long outlived its creator, are confronted with our own fleeting existence.  And when I gaze upon a moment of natural beauty, I feel the same.

Or maybe it’s just that some things are really cool in their own right.

But if a rose is just a rose, we’d lack the multitude of spiritual and mythological Rorschach impositions upon these events: where the leprechaun hides his gold, the path to the afterlife, a promise from God…etc.  Sometimes, it’s harder to not find meaning in them.

Our house faces roughly E-S-E, which, being at about 39 degrees N latitude, translates to the direction opposite the setting sun from Spring to Fall.  Upon the conclusion of a storm, at the onset of dusk, the alignment is perfect for rainbows.

June 15, 2016; 21:02
August 28, 2016; 18:58
September 17, 2016; 18:42
May 21, 2017; 18:11

They might be simple rainbows, but since their unusual frequency coincided with us purchasing the house, I can’t help but to apply a mortal’s predilection for symbolism.  I say it’s good luck (although I really wish a pot of gold was involved too).

–Simon

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