Changeable weather means lots of interesting skies. A rainbow had just faded last night and the golden pink glow seemed to light the heavy clouds over Island Bay.
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But the colours quickly paled to soft pinky greys over the calm waters of the bay.
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Today more showers, then sun, then rain - and another rainbow.
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A midafternoon break in the weather, but the clouds suggest more rain to come. Rainbows are often welcomed as a sign that the rain is breaking. But when I think of the dry period in summer I realise that the rainbow message is welcome both ways - that rain has happened and that the sun will shine.