Full Rainbow Arch over Scottsdale Arizona

Monday February 22, 2010

At 1500 Hours the clouds broke open long enough to allow the sun to shine down and create a beautiful full arch rainbow. See photo below.

The metro Phoenix area has been covered in clouds today with rain coming and going pretty much all day. To people in Seattle and similar climates this may sound depressing but to us Phoenicians it’s a wonderful thing. The desert is in full bloom and all the desert shrubs have turned green and the air outside smells so fresh and crisp. At one point today the clouds broke long enough to let some sun in to create this wonderful rainbow.

To all of our clients that came here to rent a vacation home with the intention of sunning by the pool and hitting the putt putt’s out the on greens we apologize for the rain.

This photo was taken from in front of the Arizona Lodging Experts office by our Phoenix Rental Management experts.

Rainbow over Scottsdale Arizona

As an amateur photographer one of the first things I’ve learned about living in Arizona is that practically every day offers a new and unique photo opportunity. Unfortunately there has been way to many times were I’ve had to learn the hard way too always have a camera close by. One of those times that comes to mind was right after a monsoon rain storm, the desert was in full bloom, the air was crisp and clean and the sky was light blue with white fluffy clouds. I was driving to show a home in Troon North when I came across a team of wild horses galloping right down the middle of Alma School Rd. Those horses ran right past Pinnacle Peak Patio and if not for the paved roads it would have been easy to imagine being right smack dab in the middle of the wild wild west. I know it sounds like a tourist thing to walk around snapping photos but you nhever know when you may come across a once in a lifetime photo opportunity and a classic photo can tell so many stories. If you have a favorite photo from your time in Arizona email it to me along with the story behind the photo and I’ll post it up on our Arizona Lodging Experts blog. My email is spencer@arizonalodgingexperts.com

I’ll go first. This picture was captured a couple years ago. It is of a cumulus cloud that was slowly building up over Scottsdale, Arizona. After a few hours the top of the cloud hit the lower stratosphere, which tore apart the entire formation. I took the picture from the courtyard at The Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall in downtown Scottsdale.

Iridescence through a keyhole, Scottsdale Az