We woke up to this beautiful sight out our front windows this morning. Known officially as “parhelia,” sun dogs are the wintery version of rainbows, with ice crystals instead of water droplets refracting and reflecting the light.
Tim calls this one Sunrise on Tattooine:
Joan says
Great photos! I was driving in the countryside near Red Wing in mid-December and witnessed the best and brightest sun dogs I’ve ever seen. Isn’t nature grand?
Shannon says
Yes, it is! Whenever I see something like sun dogs (or fireflies, shooting stars, etc.) I always wonder what people living hundreds of years ago thought. :0
JP Wenger says
Just lovely! Reminds me of a few years living in Grand Forks, ND where they (sun dogs, not trees) were a frequent sight.
Shannon says
You’re an amazing photographer, J.P., so that means a lot coming from you! It seems like the sun dogs are appearing more and more at this latitude, doesn’t it?
Grace @ sense and simplicity says
Just gorgeous. Your photos are amazing, especially love the first one. I have seen sun dogs for the past few days after work, but none like that where you see the entire circle.
Shannon says
Thanks, Grace! Photography is not my strong suit, so it’s always exciting when a photo actually captures what I’m hoping it will! I imagine you get a lot of sun dogs up in Toronto. I feel like we’re seeing a lot more than usual this year….
Marilyn says
How lovely! I’ve never heard that phrase before. Color me informed. 🙂
Mary Stoltman says
Wow, that is incredibly beautiful, I don’t think I’ve seen one and I’ve lived a long time!