Magenta Skies and a Double Rainbow

Two days ago, after a series of thunderstorms rolled through our area in Round Rock, the sky outside our living room window began to glow in a way that stopped us in our tracks. It was just past 8:20 in the evening, and something in that light told us to go outside.

We were not disappointed. The entire sky had transformed into a living canvas of deep orange and magenta — colors so vivid they made our neighborhood in the Gardens of Teravista feel like a different world. And stretching overhead, from one end of the horizon to the other, was a full rainbow, its arc enveloping the entire scene.

What made it truly remarkable was how the colors shifted as we followed the arc with our eyes. On the left, the sky held a deep, cool blue. Then, gradually, it gave way to layers of orange, pink, and magenta, all bleeding into one another in the most spectacular way. And if you looked carefully — just above and outside the primary arc — there was a second rainbow, softer and more diffuse, like an echo of the first.

I reached for my Samsung S23 and did my best to capture what was in front of us. A few basic adjustments in Lightroom helped bring out the colors the way my eye actually saw them. I also shot a short video, because a still image alone could not quite do justice to the sweep and scale of it all.

Moments like this remind me how much beauty is right outside the door — if we only take the time to look.

That is the story behind the shots. If you liked this post, you may also be interested in others featuring Cellpic Sunday, Landscapes, Rainbow, Sunset, Teravista, Texas. Until the next time, keep clicking and capturing the beauty your eyes find.

Posted for John’s Cellpic Sunday.