Recent Afternoon Rainbows

Two days ago, and again today, it has gotten stormy in the afternoon, with rainbows appearing in the sky towards the Sangre de Cristo ('Blood of Christ') mountains.  Here are photos I got each day, taken standing right in front of my house south of Taos.  The first is of a very high rainbow, a double rainbow, actually, and then the second is of today's low rainbow.

Birthday Sky

A couple of months ago, on my birthday, I drove down to Santa Fe.  As I drove down there were some heavy rain storms, followed by wonderful rainbows.  And as I drove back north again, there were some magnificent sunset cloud formations.  It felt as if the sky was celebrating my birthday with me.  Here are some photos I took: