Why are there so many songs about rainbows...

... and what's on the other side?

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Probably because they are so beautiful! I've written about the rainbows that dance around our cottage before, but I couldn't help grabbing my camera and capturing them once again to share with you.

The living room prisms throw rainbows...

... in the entryway...

... and on the bird lamp. Both the base...

and the shade.

They also dance down the hallway walls.

The dining room prisms make rainbows dance...

... across the tile backsplash, the white cabinets...

...and the paper towels in the kitchen.

Rainbows decorate the ceiling...

...and the divider windows (right in front of the old cutting board behind the swan above the family room slider).

Rainbows provide a bit of much needed color by the white-on-white-on-white cat/beadboard/recycling center.

And finally, the prisms that hang in front of our family room slider....

...decorate Patience's lampshade hat...

...and the wall behind her....

...while rainbows dance around the girls' baby pictures (hard to believe they're now 21 and 25!)...

...and the family room closets...

I do believe I'll be hanging some prisms in the bedrooms at some point so I can enjoy even more rainbows dancing around the cottage. Can you ever have too many? I don't think so!

I'm linking up to Cindy's Show & Tell Friday at My Romantic Home. Be sure to hop over to see what everyone is sharing this week!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend, full of sunshine and rainbows!!!

Donna

May God give you...

For every storm, a rainbow...


For every tear, a smile...


For every care a promise, and a blessing in each trial...


For every problem life sends, a faithful friend to share...

For every sigh a sweet song, and an answer for each prayer." (Olde Irish blessing)

Happy Sunday...

Donna

Splashes of color...

A couple of days ago I showed you the prisms that hang in our windows. The prisms are so pretty in and of themselves, but the rainbows they create are truly spectacular! Here are some that I captured around the house...

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Rainbows dance on the ceiling and upper wall of the dining room...


... inside the family room bookcases...


...across the living room pie safe...



... and down the hallway.

They brighten up the kitchen cabinets...

...and the slipcovered sofa (I love how the scrollwork of a decorative tray cast a shadow across the rainbow).

They appear on lampshades and walls...

...dining room chairs...

...and the living room pie safe.

Even the candleholders that sit in the dining room window cast little rainbows in the bay window.

A houseplant leaf casts a shadow on the hallway wall...

...while rainbows chase each other around the grandmother clock.

And lastly, the living room rocker, decorated with rainbows and the shadows of a lace valance.

The rainbows are especially enjoyable during the long, cold winter here in New England as they definitely brighten up our little cottage!

Donna

Prisms - the rainbow connection...

Several years ago I stumbled upon some heavily discounted ornaments at TJ Maxx in an after-Christmas sale. I'm so glad I purchased several boxes of them.


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They never have been used for their intended purpose (Christmas tree ornaments). Instead, I've hung them in front of the living room, dining room, and family room windows, resulting in a never-ending array of rainbows throughout the year.


Tomorrow, I'll share photos of some of the rainbows I've captured inside the house, but today I wanted to share how beautiful the prisms are in their simplicity...


"We're after the same rainbow's end waitin' round the bend, my Huckleberry friend. " (Johnny Mercer, Moon River)


Spotty, on his favorite pillow in the living room window last summer, under the three prisms....

A little different style prism/ornament hangs in the dining room windows...

The three prisms in this window throw the most incredible rainbows across the kitchen cabinets. I'm so glad I painted the cabinets white because the rainbows are so much more visible than when the cabinets were dark brown.

The three prisms that hang in the dining room window...

"Climb every mountain, ford every stream Follow every rainbow, till you find your dream!" (Oscar Hammerstein II - The Sound of Music)

The prisms that hang in the family room slider match the living room prisms.

"Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high, There's a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby." (Yip Harburg - from The Wizard of Oz)

So today was the Rainbow Connection - the prisms... Tomorrow will be the incredible rainbows these little prisms create! (Or click here to see the rainbows)...

Donna

COMMENT UPDATE: Cadillactaste, I found these prisms at TJ Maxx... They were ornaments that I found after Christmas. I've seen similar ornaments in other stores since then, so check out the Christmas decor sections of stores and I'll bet you find some! They really are awesome!