Chasing Rainbows

It’s been almost five weeks since we have been hibernating. We no longer take walks, have groceries delivered, and make midnight runs to pick up our mail in the lobby of our building. This blog usually has topics that run the gamut of trips to the city, programs at the Library of Congress, gardens in and around DC, our morning walks, etc. It’s been a bit more difficult to get creative. But if you look hard enough, something invariably will pop up. And it did last week and several days since. When the season is right and the sun is out, the rays reflect off the large mirror in the dining room to create a fairyland of rainbows. The bright light also brings the plants on the console table to life. I first noticed it this year when we were sitting at the counter for dinner. The light was hitting my dinner plate, placemat, and salad bowl. So I followed it around the house over the course of the next hour or so. The back of the couch, the entryway, the kitchen countertop, on the rug underneath the chair, sparkling on the refrigerator and cabinets, the Kleenex box and everywhere else. It’s really magical - especially now. I’m so glad we moved to northern Virginia last year, away from our tiny condo in an 1890’s building on Capitol Hill. But I do miss our trips in to the city to break up the day. Wonder when we will be able to do that again?