My Rainbow

     Yesterday was the last day of the work week, I was tired, leaving extra early in the morning.  This week my assignment was to drive to the furthest distance north, but then I was reassigned to the furthest distance east.  It is funny, I believe the north site is further in miles driven, but it is all back roads and highway and I can arrive in 45 minutes, but the place to the east is less miles, but more traffic and stop and go driving and I can arrive in at least an hour.  When I get to the top of my hill, I have the dilemma, "now, should I go left or right?", then having chosen the right, it becomes, should I take this route or that route.  It doesn't matter which way I go because I know all the ins and outs.  My problem becomes which is the best of all the bad routes do I want to take and how can I avoid traffic.
     As I was on a straight major, three lane road heading east, stores lining the street, I came to a stop light and just looked around me.  While glancing up into the sky to my right I was surprised to see a partial rainbow just hovering in the clouds.  I would never imagine finding a rainbow like that. The sky was thickly cloudy and overcast, and as I drove  the light of the sun was only beginning to show through and the clouds just began to thin.  There had been no rain, it was so cold, and we had the prediction of snow later in the day.  This was such a special find for me, I wondered to myself if anyone else in the traffic noticed the rainbow, or was it just me?  I had about 5 miles to go, and as I drove, I kept glancing up to the sky to see if it lasted.  It faded as I continued east, and I kept glancing best I could while keeping myself safe driving.  When I arrived at the corner to turn right, the rainbow was nearly gone in the sky, and I thought, how lucky I was to ever see this at all.  To my amazement, when I turned to the right, the rainbow appeared brighter in the center of my windshield!  It made me happy, and I kept it in my watch until I arrived at my work just down the street.
     I love rainbows so much!  In the summer after a rain shower, I run around my yard trying to find the rainbow.  I have seen several full rainbows.  I have even seen a full double-rainbow twice.  One time I was so surprised to see this bright full rainbow while I was driving that I was compelled to stop, get out of my car and just gaze it for awhile, it was too beautiful to just pass by.  I would never expect to find a rainbow on a cloudy, dreary winter morning, but I did.  I like to believe that this was my gift for the day, something to give me pleasure, something to give me hope that in the midst of the dreariness, there is beauty to be found.