Rainbows

We don't often see rainbows, but we have seen a couple recently.

One afternoon, rain lashed while the sun attempted to counteract the dark clouds. Together, sun and rain conspired to bring forth a dramatic rainbow. The photographs were taken from the patio door into the garden and have not been edited.

A few days later, more rain fell in a dispirited, half-hearted manner. The result was a wishy-washy sky with an uninspiring bow. The clouds promised more precipitation, but did not deliver.

Note the anemometer on the pole to the left of the tree. There's also a rain gauge there, which gets blocked occasionally!

The netting on the right-hand side of the photograph is a Heath Robinson affair, designed to allow air to enter and prevent small humans from escaping.