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Spokane, WA Rainbow

August 28th, 2008 by The Spovangelist

I live for moments like these.

Last night I conducted a Flickr experiment:

Searching the terms “spokane rainbow” yielded 6 pages of fairly interesting results. What was even more interesting, however, was the discovery that almost every shot of a rainbow in Spokane (excluding the predictable river pictures and sky-only compositions) displayed some kind of jarring juxtaposition between this gorgeous natural phenomenon and some hideous human product:

Surface Parking                                           North Side Sprawl

Trailer Park                                                Cheap Chain Hotel

4 Lane Intersection                                    Public Health Building

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  • 1 Jonathan McKay Aug 28, 2008 at 8:35 am

    I think the last photo is evidence that the Public Health building was designed by leprechauns, and they live in the domes at the top.

  • 2 Rainbo Collective Oct 24, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    […] Spovangelist loves Rainbows. We also love Collectives. What could possibly be more exciting than combining the […]

  • 3 Brenan Oct 25, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    wooooo pretty