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/1*NEPzFDcH7aWb_EvgNmm9aw.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></figcaption></figure><p id="1443">A faded rainbow. When you see it, you better snap a picture before it’s gone. Some people are storm chasers — I’m a rainbow chaser.</p><blockquote id="14cc"><p>The average rainbow is observable for less than an hour.</p></blockquote><figure id="901c"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*p-Pt_Yy_TsjwctC9aibDQQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></figcaption></figure><p id="f4bb">This rainbow wasn’t found in the sky but reflected on the flooring inside of our house. It was a gift from the rainbow gods, giving the room a little color.</p><p id="36b5">We rented this house in Palm Springs from my wife’s friend. It was a beautiful home with a large swimming pool. But we were only two people, and a three-bedroom house with a family room was too much to clean. And it was extremely costly to cool in the summertime with temperatures reaching the 120s.</p><blockquote id="2560"><p>The state of Hawaii has the most rainbows on the planet.</p></blockquote><figure id="b9c0"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*nTrUlJOUBWzfsNzonH8pkg.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></figcaption></figure><p id="8a0a">I spotted this rainbow in Santa Barbara while driving home from my allergist. Whenever I see a rainbow, I think of the myths or songs, like a pot of gold at the end of one or the song “Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland.</p><p id="b96c">Rainbows symbolize many positive things, which include:</p><ul><li>Beginnings</li><li>Ha

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ppiness</li><li>Harmony</li><li>Hope</li><li>Inspiration</li><li>Integration</li><li>Love</li><li>Luck</li><li>Joy</li><li>Spirituality</li><li>Transformation</li></ul><blockquote id="63ac"><p>The colors of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.</p></blockquote><figure id="fadd"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*wQpkCy2RAKpY8CxJ0vm7qQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></figcaption></figure><h2 id="64f7">Five of my favorite rainbow songs</h2><p id="91d9"><a href="https://youtu.be/oW2QZ7KuaxA">Judy Garland — “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/6c1BThu95d8">The Rolling Stones — “She’s A Rainbow”</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/3nxbWePRfi8">Louis Armstrong — “What A Wonderful World”</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/ec64WQ3--eY">The Beatles — “Watching Rainbows”</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/_WJm8YxkG48">Ella Fitzgerald — “Make Me Rainbows”</a></p><p id="d428">© 2023 <a href="undefined">Mark Tulin</a></p><p id="ba45">Here’s another photo essay by Mark Tulin:</p><div id="042c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/windmills-in-the-desert-a61d8122a92d"> <div> <div> <h2>Windmills in the Desert</h2> <div><h3>My favorite type of energy source</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*o9kYN-32NbjhRmq6KtwaFg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Chasing California Rainbows

And enjoying its seven colors

Rainbows are formed when light from the sun is scattered by water droplets (e.g., raindrops or fog) through a process called refraction. — Royal Meteorological Society

This rainbow was found stretching over a golf course in Palm Springs, CA. I was riding my bike at the time and had to stop. While avoiding flying golf balls, I snapped a picture of this beauty.

Earth is the only planet in the solar system where rainbows occur.

This one was taken at another golf course in Palm Springs between two trees.

I lived for a year in the desert. There were golf courses and swimming pools galore. I loved the mountains and the city’s sculptures, but it was deathly hot in the summer, and the air was dusty from the winds blowing mountain dust and desert sands. Plus, my wife missed living by the ocean and didn’t like feeling isolated from everyone.

A rainbow is a complete circle, not an arc. From the ground, we only see a semi-circle.

A faded rainbow. When you see it, you better snap a picture before it’s gone. Some people are storm chasers — I’m a rainbow chaser.

The average rainbow is observable for less than an hour.

This rainbow wasn’t found in the sky but reflected on the flooring inside of our house. It was a gift from the rainbow gods, giving the room a little color.

We rented this house in Palm Springs from my wife’s friend. It was a beautiful home with a large swimming pool. But we were only two people, and a three-bedroom house with a family room was too much to clean. And it was extremely costly to cool in the summertime with temperatures reaching the 120s.

The state of Hawaii has the most rainbows on the planet.

I spotted this rainbow in Santa Barbara while driving home from my allergist. Whenever I see a rainbow, I think of the myths or songs, like a pot of gold at the end of one or the song “Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland.

Rainbows symbolize many positive things, which include:

Beginnings
Happiness
Harmony
Hope
Inspiration
Integration
Love
Luck
Joy
Spirituality
Transformation

The colors of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

Five of my favorite rainbow songs

Judy Garland — “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” The Rolling Stones — “She’s A Rainbow” Louis Armstrong — “What A Wonderful World” The Beatles — “Watching Rainbows” Ella Fitzgerald — “Make Me Rainbows”

Here’s another photo essay by Mark Tulin:

Windmills in the Desert

My favorite type of energy source

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