Today I saw a rainbow.
We’ve had heavy rain the last couple of days. I had stopped at a traffic light as I was driving down from Farmington into Bristol. The radio (and friends) had reported that another cell was moving slowly through Bristol. Farmington was still bright with the shining sun but right across the street everything was out of focus in a haze of rain.
Every now and then, during these days of rain, there was a calm where you would look outside and see that wall of clouds blackening the sky except where you are standing.
It really is a weird feeling if you happen to be aware of the conditions.
You transform into this tiny, insignificant speck in danger of any of the forces all around you. The wind, if it gets strong enough. The water, if there is enough of it. The lightning, if it crashes down. A tiny speck against that power doesn’t stand a chance.
But today, during one of these heavy blasts of rain and momentary pauses, the sun broke through the wall of clouds.