We had rain and some gusty winds from former hurricane Zeta. As we waited for the storm to end, I spotted rainbows while sitting at the computer. The first one was brilliant, although the photo does not show it well. Grandson David came running to see it, and son John $pencer saw it from his room.
About an hour later I looked up, and there was a flattened rainbow. It looked like a giant had stepped on it. Clouds coming between us and the sun erased it momentarily. We played peek-a-boo for several minutes.
David had a rare day off, so he, John, and I went out for lunch and drove to Sunburst Falls. We had never seen the stream so full of water. Most impressive! For comparison, on the left there is a photo taken in December of 2019 with Lise and David on the rocks. The current photo on the right shows David with the swollen stream.
Below is a zoomed shot of David and the rushing torrent.
The end of the day was gorgeous with blue skies and fluffy clouds. The flooding? That would be moonlight flooding into the bedroom in the middle of the night, enough to cast shadows!
Mehrling Muse 
Zeta has finally left us alone, too–with sunlight and blue skies for the first time in days. The rainbow is lovely, even the flat one! 🙂
I am always just a tiny bit sobered at the power of water, and you can even see the movement in the photographs. Nice work for a pleasant day with family.
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I took a video of the waterfall, but it was terribly loud. I didn’t have time to make it softer and trim it. It was awesome!
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That flattened rainbow is very special Anne. The first one too. Rainbows, rivers, moon – lovely and refreshing 🌺
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We didn’t see many rainbows when we lived in New York, because there were too many trees around. Do you see them often where you live now?
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The power of water is beautiful…as long as it’s not running through your house. Great pictures.
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You’ve got a good point there. We had water in the basement a couple of times, but never water running through the house. Have you ever had a flooded house?
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Many houses ago, I would get water in my basement when there was a lot of rain. It was a pain to clean up with a shop vac. Then I had to have fans going until it dried. I moved.
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Wise move to get away from constant flooding. What a mess!
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I did mitigate it with outside drainage so hopefully the new owners weren’t as troubled as I was. The previous owners had finished off a room downstairs with carpeting. What were they thinking?
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You improved the place while you had it. Well done!
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I love rainbows. Great pictures.
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Beautiful photos. Wonderful that you were able to catch the rainbow moments.
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Rainbows are special.
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I’ve never seen a “flattened” rainbow! How beautiful and unusual! Like you, I see a lot of great nature happenings from house windows.
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The few rainbows I saw in New York were high-arching and magnificent. We’ve seen the most brilliant ones here in NC, and also the flattest.
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The rainbows are beautiful. The waterfall looks a little scary to me. Not sure I would get that close.
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David has climbed on those rocks at the waterfall every time we go there. He has been very careful. There were places he wouldn’t go this last time, because the rocks were wet. I hope he continues to be cautious.
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Wonderful photo of the flat rainbow. Strange, hey. Was it to do with low pressure from the hurricane? Glad that you got through that event okay.
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I presume the different arcs of the rainbows had to do with the angle of the sun on the rain. We had a fair bit of rain that raised the level of the creek, but there was no flooding here from the hurricane. Even the wind was not as strong as predicted. We secured things on the porches, but nothing was moved by the wind.
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Gorgeous pictures today, Anne!
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The little pocket camera does well for its size.
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Beautiful! Your rainbow photos are really interesting, especially the flat one. Glad you had a nice time and that the storm did not do any damage.
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The rainbows of North Carolina are impressive. I wish you could see them in person.
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At some point!
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Beautiful post. Wonderful waterfall, Wonderful Rainbow. I like
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Wonderful readers!! Thank you for being one of them.
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I love the rainbows. Beautiful pictures. Happy Halloween!!
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Happy Halloween! Will trick or treaters come to your house? Only one little human and his niece will come to our door.
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I’ve been told that the little humans don’t come to this neighborhood, so maybe not. We’ll see.
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Don’t you just love the sound of a rushing waterfall?!?
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Yes, indeed!
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Wow, love the rainbow photos!
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lovely post-I love your writing. x Michele
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And I love yours!! oxo
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Always enjoy your shots of the falls, I can onLy reflect back to New England days. Only falls here is the rain dropping off the Overpass on Salisbury, Rt. 13 ByPass.
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LOL! Your local falls made me laugh. I guess you wouldn’t go there for a picnic.
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I have never seen a squashed rainbow! And what an apt description too! First the giant stepped on it and then you took that amazing photo.
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The squashed rainbow has to be caused by the angle of the sun. I thought it quite dramatic that I saw a high and a low rainbow within an hour.
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Every time I see one of your rainbows I struggle to remember the last time I was lucky enough to view one and I know I didn’t have the view you have here. And I never knew of the flattened rainbow either. The swollen stream is incredible … all the rain from Hurricane Zeta made for an incredible comparison for us to see.
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Amazing photos, Anne! Especially fascinating are the stream photos, and the comparison between them!
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I’ve just learned that the block editor has a “photo compare” feature. I hope I remember that if I ever have two to compare again.
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Oh, very nice to know, thanks!
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