A Museum Tree

                                                         A Museum Tree

Trees and neighborhoods mature together. Many of the trees were planted near the curb and have grown so big, with expanding roots, that they started raising the cement nearby and had to be removed. They are also often taken down when they interfere with above-ground wiring.

Sometimes trees reach their life span and start losing their leaves, eventually remaining as just a trunk with bare branches. Most of the time they will be chopped by the township and no one will know that they had once been providing beauty and shade and nesting places for local birds.

So it was quite the surprise when I came upon the trunk of a dead tree that was artfully transformed! It was sculpted and painted and stood as something that could be in a museum. It was a delight to see and it made me remember that we can be creative in all sorts of ways. I am delighted each time I pass that tree and I  hope that other residents appreciate it as well.  

 

Double Rainbow

There it was, up above the rain-drenched roofs, arched over the trees – a magnificent  rainbow! It spanned across the sky, in a brightly colored arch, wide over the street.

That would have been enough to see but then above the rainbow was another arch. I had never seen a double rainbow before and I was awed. But there was something interesting about the rainbow above. It’s colors were the reverse of the rainbow below it.

A rainbow, besides being amazing, is seen as a sign of possibilities. In the midst of life’s storms it is often hard to spot a rainbow, but they tend to appear after the storm and offer hope.

A double rainbow is even rarer and a good omen. It is the symbol of hope and encouragement and prosperity. It also provides spiritual encouragement. But whether scientific or spiritual, any rainbow is a joy to see,

Here is the technical reason for a double rainbow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzgNM-P_JCQ