{"id":108923,"date":"2022-12-21T04:13:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T11:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=108923"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:10:37","slug":"happy-winter-solstice-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/12\/21\/happy-winter-solstice-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Winter Solstice 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Winter Solstice!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"SunSun Dog<\/span><\/p>\n

May the Winter Solstice bring to you the promise of endless brand new days<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is the astronomical first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest day of the year. The first day of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere is marked by the winter solstice. After today the days begin to grow longer and longer. The solstice<\/span><\/a> only lasts a moment but many of us celebrate it the whole day long.<\/p>\n

On the Winter and the Summer Solstices I look for magic. Nature IS magic so I am rarely disappointed on those two days of the year. Today if there were sunshine here I would cast my longest shadow of the entire year. Unfortunately, it is going to be cloudy here today with snow and rain mixed so it isn’t likely I will see my shadow at all.<\/p>\n

A magical looking Sun Dog I photographed in 2014 seemed like the perfect image to share with this post today.<\/p>\n

Technically, today is also the first day of winter. Well, bring it on, we need the snow to help break our prolonged drought.<\/p>\n

But hey, Old Man Winter, can you just dump 4 to 5 inches of the white stuff at a time to make it easier for me to shovel? I’d much rather play in the snow.<\/p>\n

And, hello Winter, please be awesome!<\/p>\n

Happy Return to the Light!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Miscellaneous photos which are basically images that I have taken that just do not fit into one specific category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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