Let me set the scene…

It is freeze your tushie off cold outside…

The wind is blowing… hard… with nothing to stop it but two barb wire fences between us and Canada… Okay so maybe more than that but not much…

My husband, my son and I are driving around because honestly you can only stay cooped up inside for so long before all those snow drifts start taunting you… "I bet you can’t get through me…"

The temptation was just to strong!! We all bundled up and jumped in the pick up and headed to town. Because you know we needed… pepper… yes, pepper, thats it…

It was kinda late afternoon so the sun is low on the horizon, you can see the snow blowing. You can feel the wind/snow blowing rocking the truck. The snow is blowing up also which is a little unusual because it usually just blows near the ground but this is up in the air 4, 5, 6 feet. Thus creating the perfect conditions to capture this sundog.  I have tried to capture sundogs before but the conditions which are favorable for sundogs don’t usually last long because the sun moves too fast and rises all the way or sets completely before I get a photo I like. 

This particular sundog was around for most of the late afternoon allowing me many opportunities to capture exactly what I wanted.  At least given that I wanted to stand out in the blowing wind… I however didn’t want to do that so this was taken out the windshield of the pickup which was thankfully clean.

Yes I am a pansy… Spring cannot get here fast enough!