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Ebie, behind the R.O.Y.G.B.I.V.
Photo by Kathy
Palm Springs, CA
Along Interstate 10
January 21, 2012
CameraCruise
January 26th, 2012
Wow, beautiful!
Sylvia Kirkwood
January 26th, 2012
Awesome! And not a sight you see often — the complete rainbow! Fantastic! And what a great shot you got, Ebie! Hope you have a great weekend!
Sylvia
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Carver
January 26th, 2012
What a beautiful rainbow!
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Ewok
January 26th, 2012
beautiful shot. you’re on another road trip?
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Kay Davies
January 26th, 2012
Both ends of the rainbow! How wonderful, Ebie.
K
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Barb
January 26th, 2012
I’ve always considered you the pot of gold at the end of any rainbow, Ebie.
Have a great weekend road tripping.
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HansHB
January 26th, 2012
Nice!
I wish you a Happy Friday!
eileen
January 26th, 2012
Ebie, I do not remember ever seeing a whole rainbow. What a fantastic sighting and photo. Great capture. Thanks for sharing, Happy Skywatching!
Andrea
January 26th, 2012
Wow that’s great, how lovely to be like at its other end! It is not common to see the whole arch here!
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Rose
January 26th, 2012
Stunning capture sis.
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Indrani
January 26th, 2012
Well composed. Lovely shot.
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Cher
January 26th, 2012
i heart rainbows. it is said to be God’s illumined promise. before i got pregnant with Gian, i had a few rainbow sightings.
have a great weekend, Ebie! say hi to Zee!
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Tatjana Parkacheva
January 26th, 2012
Very nice photo.
Regards and best wishes
Lady Fi
January 27th, 2012
THat is amazing!
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Laura Hegfield
January 27th, 2012
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! such a perfect bow!
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Sallie (FullTime-Life)
January 27th, 2012
Your friend took a wonderful picture of you!
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Carol @There's Always Thyme to Cook
January 27th, 2012
That is a beautiful rainbow! Great shot.
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EG Wow
January 29th, 2012
Super photo!
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pat
January 29th, 2012
Beautiful and interesting!
aka Penelope
January 30th, 2012
What a wonderful capture! It is so rare and magical to see the beginning and end of a rainbow. It is sure to bring luck!
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