Rainbows

For centuries, a rainbow was thought to be many things: a bridge to the Gods or heaven, a necklace, a neatly mended slit in the sky, a bow, etc. Wikipedia explains the phenomenon neatly as "an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines on to droplets of moisture in the Earth's atmosphere."

To read about the science, history, and art that surround rainbows, click on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow

Thankfully, there are still great mysteries in life. Like this one... Does anyone know why the inside arc of a rainbow is always lighter than the outside sky? Check out the following photo, snapped earlier this evening near a wonderful family eatery, The Cruise In, at the corner of River and Farmington roads.