I'd never seen a double rainbow before. These happened in Denver this past August while we there vacationing (me & the kids), working (Chris), and visiting friends (all of us). We just stepped out and there it was!
I think it must be enhanced by the wide open skies Denver has. That feeling of openness is something that makes me feel at home. I loved Durham and by the time we decided to move back to Austin I no longer wanted to leave and we probably would have stayed except for having all of our family here in Austin. But when I first moved there I felt positively claustrophobic because there are SO MANY trees and those trees are so TALL. You are just constantly surrounded by trees and there is no long view.
When we moved back this summer I immediately felt relaxed by the space. Driving down the highway felt beautiful to me...not because our highways are beautiful (no, they certainly aren't) but because the sky was so beautiful and it was there, all around me, visible.
I know people who didn't grow up here who feel like our trees are small and few, who see acres of dirty grass and dull ground, but I see space and freedom and beautiful skies and a truly majestic tree just right when you need one. It's nice to be home.
