Thursday, October 20, 2011

Double Rainbows and Golden Valleys



Although Hawaii officially claims the title of “The Rainbow State”, our high desert Placitas area furnishes some beautiful rainbow views to rival the loveliest of Hawaii’s rainbows. One recent morning this October, the residents of Placitas were treated to this double rainbow against a sky still filled with darkness from the refreshing nearly-all-night rain it followed. In addition to the vibrancy of this rainbow, the sun coming up over “our” Sandia Mountains also gave a spectacular golden glow to the Rio Grande valley to the west – allowing us all to imagine that our pot of gold was close by. We Placitans must be among the most fortunate people around as far as natural high desert beauty is concerned, and I, for one, am very thankful for this beauty!

Eva Marie Renninger
Office Manager