beauty

i sometimes think it must have been a dream, but it wasn't.  last friday night, we saw a FULL rainbow.  i've never ever had seen a full rainbow before.  i've seen those little bits i could see between the trees or buildings.  i even remember one time when i was little i saw a half of a rainbow, & my friends & i tried to weave our bikes in & out of the streets & houses to find the end & the pot of gold. 

but a whole entire one, end to end?  never in my life had i seen such a thing.  & it is, hands down, the most beautiful thing i have ever seen.

we are lucky to live in a valley surrounded by green gorgeous mountains.  & we are even luckier that our football fields have the most amazing view.  so last friday night, when our little town gathered at sunset for a bonfire to kickoff the football season, we all got a front row seat to spectacular.

 

yep, we got a double one too.  & i know these pictures are terrible, i was at a complete loss of how to photograph such a magnificent thing.  i just snapped a couple of shots, fully aware that they would never match the actual magic of that moment, then i just stared & stared memorizing the scene with my mind.  it was breathtaking.  to be completely honest, it brought tears to my eyes i was so struck by the unbelievable beauty before me. 

so i just stood there w/ my kids, my neighbors & friends (new & old) & stared.  soaked it all up, every second. 

it was something i will never ever forget.

this week's word up over at onelittleword just happens to be beauty.  so i created this for my "days" journal:

 

 

a simple entry.  i just needed to get this memory down & in this special journal.  this was definitely a moment i want to remember & go back to often. 

happy wednesday!!

xoxo

gi

Comments

[Ronda Palazzari]

gi this is so beautiful. Your words are so inspiring. I so need to do a journal like this!

[Julie]

Your page is amazing!!! And that is soooooooooooooo odd....because last Friday morning on my way to work...I saw for the first time in MY life a FULL RAINBOW too!!!! ironic! :):):):):):):):):):)

[Eva]

Great page!

[Sharmaine]

Aren't they amazing! And something we just take for granted, we see them all the time. This week has been full of rainbows, because of all the rain we have had, but I am always pointing them out to the girls to look at because they are just so wonderous, love LOVE rainbows. Wish I could capture them in photos too but alas I am hopeless at it.

[Hélène]

It's beautiful!

[Helen]

love it, love the book you're building up with the old book pages as the base. very beautiful in itself, very fitting, in itself, for the word this week!

[Patty S]

that's something where you just stand there with mouth agape and utter..... w o w
so beautiful! tfs :-)

[Beth Perry]

awww I love it, Gigi!! Beautiful photos, story, layout and journaling. I love love LOVE this piece!!

[Sasha Farina]

*sigh* what an amazing sight!. . .

[anna]

beautiful Gigi,