Picture Perfect

In 1666, the famous scientist Isaac Newton discovered that if sunlight passed through a triangular piece of glass called a prism, the white light would split into a band of colours.

This band of colours was made up of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet light, which are the colours of the rainbow in order.

The “birth" of a rainbow after a rainstorm works in a similar way.

After it rains, the air in the atmosphere is filled with raindrops.

Each raindrop acts like a tiny prism.

If sunlight passes through raindrops at just the right angle, the light is split into an arc of colours with red on the outside of the band and violet on the inside.

The most brilliant rainbow displays occur when part of the sky is still dark with rainclouds and the viewer is in a sunny spot facing the Sun.

This creates a very bright and vivid rainbow against the darkened background.

Sometimes it is possible to see a second arc or “double rainbow."

This is caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside the raindrops.

The double reflection causes the colours of a second rainbow to arrange in the opposite order of the colours on a primary arc.

If you're hoping to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, you may be disappointed to find out there is no real end of the rainbow.

This is because rainbows do not actually exist in a particular location in the sky.

A rainbow's position depends on the location of the observer and the position of the Sun.

The new look library is open for business

The Edward River Library re-opened yesterday at 10am ready to show off a fresh, new look.

The staff is extremely excited to welcome borrowers back and let the community enjoy all that there is to explore.

As well as a large number of books to choose from you can also access Audio Books and Downloadable eAudio Books; Downloadable eBooks; Magazines and Digital Magazines; DVDs; CDs; Baby Bounce (0-3 Years); Children’s Storytime (Pre-Schoolers); Computers & Printing Photocopier (Colour / Black & White); Internet Access and FREE Wi-Fi Be Connected (online learning resources); School Holiday Activities; Deniliquin Genealogy Society (Every Friday); LEGO Group and Local History Resources, NSW State Archives, including access to the Deniliquin Pastoral Times 1859 - to March 2021 on Microfilm.

The library hours are Mon-Fri 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-12pm.

Residents enjoy Mad Hatter afternoon tea

There was colour and madness galore at Orana Residential Care recently when staff and residents enjoyed a Mad Hatters afternoon tea.

The residents love having a dress up day and some were wearing hats they decorated with the lifestyle coordinators.

In Alice and Wonderland, the Mad Hatter explains that Time is a “him,” not an “it.”

He goes on to recount how Time has been upset ever since the Queen of Hearts said the Mad Hatter was “murdering time” while he performed a song badly.

Since then, Time has stayed fixed at six o'clock, which means they exist in perpetual tea-time.

I’m not sure too many people would be horrified to be in a perpetual tea-time, or would they?