Pretty neat stuff. In fact, for a spell, there was a brilliant double rainbow. But that's cliche now so no sharing of that!
But what did it mean?
After coming off major fronts of rain every 18 to 36 hrs the past 10 days, I hate to admit some frustration and jaded spirit to the brilliant morning rainbow, but as I photographed it, I was more than a little grumbly. Not good at all. It was fascinating to look at and to comprehend though.
Look closely at the photo. It was morning. The sun rises in the east. Weather moves in from the west. I'm looking west. When was the last time you saw blue sky above a rainbow on the leading edge of weather that far in front of it? Here's what's happening in the photo. A major low pressure front is sitting on the alps, 40km west dumping heavy rain. A wicked Nor'wester (wind warnings for 150kmh winds just north of us) is howling down the valley. The sun is rising. The heavy wind is pushing sheets of rain horizontally 20 to 30 km east of the edge of the front like a giant sprinkler. Hence, we're treated to a what would normally be a beautiful rainbow scene with blue sky, knowing that as we set out for our drive we can't fish east due to wind, we can't fish west due to rain, but we can go for a drive. And here's what it looked like all day as we drove west looking for clear water.
We found 500m of a spring cr that hadn't blown out about 2.5 hrs away and had a few good moments with 5 fish in it. The we drove back and saw every single creek, stream, and river oozing mud.
So, sorry folks, the morning rainbow wasn't too spiritual. Sorry for being a downer! :)
Hey, on the upside it's a beautiful morning!
The downside is this glorious sunny day can't be fished as the rivers are cranked... and a major 2 day front is moving in for tomorrow - Tuesday. Just 200+mm a day for 2 days...
:) we're in it now.
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