My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold a RAINBOW in the Sky... (Rainbow Connections New Color of the Week)

"My heart leaps up when I behold

a RAINBOW in the sky..."

Since I was a little girl, I've always arranged things in a rainbow row... M&M's, crayons, my Barbie doll clothes, my little brothers matchbox cars, the balls in the croquet stand, the underwear in my undies drawer... you name it - I found a way to make it into a rainbow. Because I've always loved rainbows, my instincts naturally group things in rainbow colors.

Since starting the group Rainbow Connections, I've found that I think of the world in terms of rainbows even more....

I see rainbows not only in the sky, but in artwork, on signs, in store displays, on clothing... you name it. There are rainbows to be found everywhere once you start looking.

Since my group, Rainbow Connections, has been on an unplanned hiatus for the last little bit, I've decided to start out fresh with a Rainbow Week - the Rainbow after the Storm that has been my life as of late. (For those of you who have wondered or expressed concern, I'm fine - really :-). Just crazy busy, short-staffed, tired out and overwhelmed with too much to do.)

Our challenge this week is a little different.

First of all, you can post a photo, poem, article or artwork featuring a complete rainbow, made either by God or man.

Or, you can post a six photo sequence - on any theme - that makes a rainbow. So if you like taking photos of cars, you would post, in order, photos of a purple car, a blue car, a green car, a yellow car, an orange car, and a red car.

If you like taking photos of flowers, the same...

And, voila, you have the six colors of the rainbow, all in a row... a RAINBOW in the sky... or anywhere you please.

Because sometimes when we're looking for a rainbow, we see the colors all together...

And sometimes, we see the colors of a rainbow one at a time... a kind of rainbow in your mind... even where there isn't one.

Because every color in the world is prettier when it's paired with all the colors of the rainbow.

All I ask is that your six photos in the order of a rainbow share some common theme... maybe it's tea cups, one in each color of the rainbow, or T-shirts... you decide, as long as the six items are related in some way.

As always, altered photos will also be accepted. So for example, if the theme you choose is "Altered Leaves", you need to post some altered purple leaves...

then blue...

then green...

and yellow...

orange...

and finally, rose (or red...)

If you can't get past thinking rainbows are only found in the sky, then look for a hazy purple sunset...

A summer blue sky...

A green, looks-like-a- tornado's-coming thunder cloud...

a bright, yellow haze on the horizon...

a ball of burning orange over the ocean...

a sky so pink, it's sure to delight any sailor...

I hope you get the idea!

And, because I'm so nice, you each get a wild card!

If you have the perfect sequence, all except for one color, go for it... I've seen plenty of rainbows with only 5 distinct hues.

Questions? Ping me. And don't forget, have fun...

(If you'd like to join Rainbow Connections, please click here!)

(My thanks to Marianne M. for designing the colorful "Rainbow in the Sky" graphics.)