Rainbow Over The Ridge
by Tami Quigley
Title
Rainbow Over The Ridge
Artist
Tami Quigley
Medium
Photograph - Photography~ Digitally Enhanced
Description
“Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There’s a land that I heard of, once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream, really do come true.
Someday I’ll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops
That’s where you’ll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh, why can’t I ?
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh, why can’t I?”
~ “Over The Rainbow”
~ “The Wizard of Oz”
~ 1939
“Over the Rainbow” is a ballad composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland’s signature song.
About five minutes into the film, Dorothy sings the song after failing to get Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and the farm hands to listen to her story of an unpleasant incident involving her dog, Toto, and the town spinster, Miss Gulch. Aunt Em tells her to “find yourself a place where you won’t get into any trouble.” This prompts her to walk off by herself, musing to Toto, “Some place where there isn’t any trouble. Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto? There must be. It’s not a place you can get to by a boat, or a train. It’s far, far away. Behind the moon, beyond the rain...” at which point she begins singing.
A rainbow paints the sky over the Kittatinny Ridge in the late afternoon of a beautiful early November day along the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail) at Lehigh Gap.
With the rainbow juxtaposed by the house at the top of the mountain, it reminded me of a scene straight out of a fairytale!
In the shadow of the Kittatinny Ridge, also called Blue Mountain, the Lehigh Gap in Slatington, Pennsylvania, is a crossroads where the Lehigh Gap Nature Center’s trails connect two historic trails – the Appalachian Trail and the Delaware and the D&L Trail.
The Appalachian Trail, a foot path, follows the ridge on both sides of the Lehigh Gap, running 1,245 miles south to Georgia and 930 miles north to Maine. Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.
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Comments (28)
Brian Tada
Awesome rainbow in this beautiful scene, Tami! Great timing and colors, with wonderful dynamics and composition! F/L
Tami Quigley
Many thanks Nina Prommer for the feature in ART ~ It Is Good For You, much appreciated!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Alana Thrower
So beautiful! Love the perspective and wonderful colors! Love that song as well! l/f/t