From our slider windows here on the Saanich peninsula we have views to the east, looking out over the Haro Strait towards Pender Island. We also get to see further islands in the Gulf and San Juan groups the which are – on clear days – set-off nicely by Mount Baker looming in the background.
Given that we live in the land of the rain forest it should be no surprise that we also get to see much mist and cloud – not to mention plenty of days when nothing can be seen at all.
There are, however, plenty of days on which – with the sun following earlier rain – we get to see beautiful rainbows such as that in the image below. Sometimes we get double rainbows and – very occasionally – triples!
I had never, however, until very recently seen a horizontal rainbow such as that in this second image. Wikipedia helpfully informs us that this is a rare occurrence called a circumhorizontal arc that only appears in specific exceptional circumstances.
Wow indeed!!
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