to travel to the green hills of Ireland.
Meteorologically,
we learned that it rains in Ireland.
A lot.
Most days it rains,
then the sun comes out,
then it rains again,
then more sun.
There are opportunities for multiple rainbows daily.
Historically,
we learned about local clan
wars
and about the Vikings
who sailed up the rivers in twenty-foot boats
to sack the villages.
Before a battle,
people would bury their valuables in the peat bogs--
gold necklaces,
gold brooches,
gold bowls,
gold bells,
gold communion chalices--
to prevent them from being stolen.
When the battle was over,
the dead weren't able to dig up their things
and the gold was lost to the centuries.
Through the years,
some gold treasures have been unearthed by plows,
some by small children at play,
some by dogs digging for bunnies.
In Ireland
there is gold still undiscovered,
and rainbows do appear daily.
So the good news is:
there really may be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
The bad news is:
it is against the law to dig for it,
and if you discover some gold by accident,
it belongs to the government.
Happy Saint Patrick's Week!
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