Long time, no see
Spurred on by Blue Ridge Blue Collar Girl’s recent blog revival, as well as the urgings of friends and my excellent blog neighbors, I am now back in the blogosphere with a bang! I’ve had trouble finding time for my blog amid my busy schedule. But instead of allowing it to languish, I thought I would at least try to post photos for a while. Maybe later, I’ll have some more in depth posts and start up Friday Facts again.
This photo is from my recent stay at my parent’s lovely new mountain home. The view, which isn’t really visible in this picture, is magnificent. I took this photo after a dreary day of rain. It was the biggest rainbow I’ve ever seen, and the clearest. It looked almost cartoonishly bright, as if you really could find the end of it and climb it. We all felt that it was a positive omen for the recent move and a blessing on our new home.
The lovely lady sprinting in the corner is my mom, a.k.a. Blue Ridge Blue Collar Girl, running exuberantly to take her own excellent photo, which you can view here.
Oh, and Happy Easter, everybody. May your soul and heart be blessed by this day. 
March 23, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Amazing pictures! Welcome back! Shannon
March 23, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Good seeing you again!
March 23, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I sure am glad you’re back. It’s about time! Yeah, yeah, I know, when you get busy, the first thing to go is your blog, then the next to go are calls home to your worried parents, sitting eagerly by the phone, waiting, waiting…..
But you certainly redeemed yourself with that amazing photo. I only wish you weren’t bound by the restraints of blog photo size so that everyone could see how incredible your photo really is. (Although, I think that photo stitching tool certainly made my rear end look a lot larger than it really is. Ahem…
I look forward to further blog posts and, of course, frequent calls home. It was absolutely wonderful to have you home last week, though I wish you could be here for Easter. I can’t wait to see you in May!
March 23, 2008 at 10:02 pm
A lovely, lovely shot, Ariel. I’m so glad you were able to be home for that rainbow–what a gift it was!
Happy Easter to you!
March 24, 2008 at 12:20 am
Good to have you back! I like the picture - it’s fun to follow the rainbow with your eyes from the close trees and grass on the left to the mountains way off in the distance to the right, like walking out on a long bridge to the edge of the world.
March 24, 2008 at 7:09 pm
I really love your rainbow shot.
I really love it quite a lot.
Rainbows make me lyrical
Because they seem a miracle.
I fear that those satirical
Would not deem them a miracle.
That’s okay—so be it.
It’s just the way I see it—
—The rain ends
Lightrays bend
Broken hearts mend
Spirits are cleansed.
So I’m quite besot
With the shot you got
It shall not
Be soon forgot.
March 24, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I don’t know what caused me to check this, as I assumed long ago that you’d given up. Absolutely brilliant. That reminds me, I distinctly remember you telling me you were gonna show me some of those pictures when you got back. Ahem. . .
March 26, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Shannon, June, and Beth: Thanks for your comments. It’s good to be back.
Mommy: Stop guilt-tripping me! It was wonderful to be home. I’d rather see you than a rainbow any day.
Lizard: I like your image of the rainbow as a bridge. I’m glad you’re still reading…I would’ve given up a long time ago.
Big Fan: I’ve missed you dearly! It’s great to see your excellent poem comments again.
Jerry: Thanks…I’ll show you some photos soon, I promise! In the meantime, keep reading, because I’m going to post some too.
April 7, 2008 at 6:04 am
Good photo…looking forward to seeing more of this!