Does it get any more gorgeous on the very first day of the very New Year?!
Sundance rocked the sundog that appeared over Spring Creek Basin late in the afternoon of January the very 1st, 20SIXTEEN! (Can you believe it?!)
From Wikipedia: “Sun dogs are a member of a large family of halos, created by light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere. Sun dogs typically appear as two subtly colored patches of light to the left and right of the sun, approximately 22° distant and at the same elevation above the horizon as the sun. They can be seen anywhere in the world during any season, but they are not always obvious or bright. Sun dogs are best seen and are most conspicuous when the sun is close to the horizon.”
I’d add that they’re also best seen while highlighting fabulous mustangs. 🙂
Oh em wonderful-gee. 🙂 What a beautiful day, the first of the rest of the year!
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Just absolutely positively fabulously magical. MAGICAL! May all of 2016 be fabulous for you and yours!
Ah, yes, that’s what I thought, too: simply magical and a perfect start to 2016! Happy New Year to you, too, Irmgard!
Happy New Year and many thanks for all your shares. How apropos that we should see such a fantastic sight on the first day of the year!
Agreed. 🙂
Tj, we saw those sun dogs too yesterday. But they look far better back lighting wonderful mustangs than they did outside our kitchen window! Great photo.
It seems that many people saw the sundogs all over the region! How cool!
so gorgeous! where would be the best place to see the SCB herd? Where do they usually migrate to?
The best place to see our Spring Creek Basin mustangs is IN Spring Creek Basin. They’re contained within the herd management area by fences and natural boundaries. So they can’t migrate out. As to where they might be within the basin, that depends on the day. 🙂
Fabulous!
Simply amazing!!:)