I know it’s crazy, posting to my photo blog without posting a new picture. How could I do such a thing?

Today’s post instead will be dedicated to a photograph that should have been, but sadly was not. Earlier this evening while driving up to Enfield, NH to visit my friend Matt, I managed to get to drive through yet another fun thunderstorm. Lightning everywhere, it was a grand old time. When I emerged from the storm, the sun was just setting, casting a reddish hue over just about everything.

As I continued driving north on I-93, I noticed a small pond just off the highway to my left. With the now rust colored storm clouds as a backdrop, this small pond was very pretty. It was exactly the shot you see in scenic coffee table books about New England. As I looked back at it through my rear view mirror, not only was the small little pond as beautiful as ever, but a rainbow now graced the fiery orange sky right above it.

If I had room to pull over somewhere on that highway without dying or spending the night in the slammer next to Bubba Mack, I certainly would have, however this was not at all possible on this stretch of road. So this shot, sadly, remains only a memory, and not a 16 x 20 print on my wall. Or my next blog post. Here’s to you, Storm Lake Rainbow picture.