I found this Scots phrase for a rainbow in the online Dictionary of the Scots Language, and thought it was so beautiful that it deserved to be shared. I also found a lovely phrase for a fragmentary or imperfect rainbow - a silk napkin. The image above (please excuse how bad it is, I only had my mobile on me at the time) shows a rainbow from North Bridge in Edinburgh, just next to Calton Hill. I remember once walking back across the Links from Bruntsfield (no doubt after a trip to the chocolate shops) and seeing a rainbow that seemed to end at Appleton Tower. Anyone who has ever seen Appleton will know that it's not the pot of gold you would expect at the end of a rainbow!
My partner and I seem to see rainbows a lot when we're together, but also when we're not. When we were travelling up to Edinburgh in September, and were on opposite sides of the country, we both saw rainbows in the same afternoon. There's something so happy about rainbows; however grey and wet it is (and this is Edinburgh!), seeing a rainbow, even if it is just a silk napkin, always makes me smile.
I love rainbows too. They are always a little speck of something beautiful on a grey day.
Posted by: Livvey K | 01/27/2009 at 02:06 PM