It was William Wordsworth who said “My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky:” Here are some rainbow photographs to lift everyone’s hearts.
Rainbow over sandstone cliffs near the Old Man of Hoy, island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland.
Rainbow over the North Sea, from the Moray Coast east of Hopeman, Scotland.
Rainbow over birch trees and juniper bushes in autumn, Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Glenmoriston, Scotland.
Double rainbow over an old 'granny' Scots pine in the Caledonian Forest in Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow over lime trees and hazel trees, Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Glenmoriston, Scotland.
Rainbow and clearing mist after heavy rain over Araucaria trees (Araucaria angustifolia), Campos do Jordão State Park, São Paolo, Brazil.
Rainbow over Scots pines in the Caledonian Forest in Glen Affric, Scotland.
Sandstone cliffs and cave, with a rainbow over the North Sea, on the Moray coast between Hopeman and Covesea, Scotland.
Rainbow over Scots pines and birches beside Loch Beinn a’ Mheadhoin in the Caledonian Forest, Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow over the Glen Mhor Estate, near Kishorn, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Rainbow over Scots pines and birches, Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Glenmoriston, Scotland.
Rainbow over farmland on the main island of Orkney, from the beach at Skara Brae, Orkney, Scotland.
Double rainbow over young Scots pine and flowering gorse, Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Rainbow over wind turbines, Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Birch trees in early spring in late afternoon light, with a rainbow behind, Glen Strathfarrar, Scotland.
Sandstone cliff with a rainbow over the North Sea, on the Moray coast between Hopeman and Covesea, Scotland.
Rainbow over Garibaldi Lake, beside mountain hemlocks and subalpine firs, Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.
Rainbow over lowland tropical rainforest, with rain falling on the Las Piedras river, Madre de Dios Department, Peru.
Rainbow over birch trees and gorse in flower beside Loch Ness, Scotland.
Clearing storm clouds and a rainbow over Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic.
Rainbow over Scots pines in the Caledonian Forest in Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow at Athnamulloch, Glen Affric, Scotland.
Rainbow over the Moray Art Centre in spring, Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Double rainbow in autumn over my house at Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Unusual multiple rainbows over birches and Scots pines at Findhorn, Moray, Scotland.
Rainbow over Loch Ness, Highlands, Scotland.
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