Yesterday I took Tom to visit my mum in Dee Why. She has been unwell lately and also very keen to sort out some family business. I spent the afternoon with her listening to her recollections of her father and mother, which was prompted by some issues around family history. I won't dwell on the details at this time.

While we were there, a storm came in from the sea and in the midst of it (which strangely yet beautifully involved a conflation of blue sky and sunshine) a double rainbow appeared, forming an almost perfect arch across the near-sea expanse of Dee Why. And here is part of it.