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The Tim Russert Rainbow over AARP Headquarters

Yesterday evening, my wife Amy was on her way to pick up the child from daycare at the National Press Club Building and spotted part of a double rainbow looking east down the canyon of F Street. She texted me at my desk about it and I ran up to the roof of the building with my cameras and snagged the elements for this Photoshop CS3 Photomerge panorama. What a great image to end my day.

Keith Olbermann of MSNBC called this the Russert Rainbow as it appeared right after the memorial service at the Kennedy Center.

Olbermann:

"And one last note from here in Washington, even if you do not believe in omens. The memorial ended with the playing of a recording of a ukulele version of the song, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." And within minutes, as those of us who laughed and grieved left the Kennedy Center, we were stopped in our tracks by this--a vivid double rainbow--which had spread across Washington skies while we were all in that building saying goodbye. It may be cornball. It may be easily explained by meteorological conditions of this turbulent spring in the Capital. But if there's any way that a soul was behind that, I know that was Russert. I'd recognize him anywhere."

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bonniefan says:

Oh fine, make my mascara run before I've finished my first cup of coffee! Very touching - thanks for sharing your experience.

Posted: June 19, 2008 10:37AM EDT

katiemac says:

wow. i've been a bit frustrated by the hooplah for a journalist who was invested in telling the news, not making it -- but this is a touching tribute, and what a "cornball" but marvelous delight.

Posted: June 19, 2008 10:02AM EDT

Boz says:

I saw this too and was just stunned. I was at a roof-deck party hosted by a friend who has gone through some very turbulent times lately--I pointed out to him that there is always hope, as demonstrated by that rainbow.

Posted: June 19, 2008 10:02AM EDT