Wordless Wednesday

WW is a simple blog post featuring a photo which conveys a message that speaks for itself without using words.

For all the rule breakers, of which I am one, please feel free to add all the words you want.

Make sure you leave a link to your post and Iโ€™ll visit your Wordless Wednesday post.

Winter & the Sun

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Earth is closest to the sun in (the Northern Hemisphere’s) winter. Every January (the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere), Earth reaches perihelion, the point in its orbit thatโ€™s nearest to the sun. Despite some common misconceptions, the seasonal drop in temperature has nothing to do with the distance of our planet to the sun. Instead, it relates to the direction Earthโ€™s axis is tilting, which is why the two hemispheres experience winter at different times of the year. Source: Mental Floss

Linking up with a bunch of fantastic peeps from the blogosphere who host Wordless Wednesday โ€“ Betty, image-in-ing, Keith, Senior Salon, Esme Salon, CatSynth, and Suzana.


1. Comedy Plus2. messymimi3. Brian’s Home
4. CatBlogosphere5. My Mind’s Eye6. MICE & raMEN
7. MCow8. Image-in-ing9. Keith’s Ramblings
10. Senior Salon11. Laughs12. Jackie’s Blog
13. an artist reflects14. Ana Linden15. Nonna’s Castle
16. ASVL17. Forgetfulone18. Suzana
19. SuzetteB20. Peachy & Faye21. Pam & Teddy
22. Traveling Cats23. My GBGV Life24. Eugenia
25. Mr Ohh!26. 15andmeowing27. Friends FurEver
28. Ramblin’ with AM29. Driller’s Place30. Eastside Cats
31. Painted Wings32. Horse Racing33. Riverside Stories
34. Midweek News35. Dandy Duke36. The LLB Life
37. Shiju Sugunan38. Rusty Ring39. MrsGBungd
40. Junkboat Travels41. Carmen42. CatSynth
43. DonnaleeQ44. Betty45. Feeder Wars
46. ES #109 #WW47. HeidiDare48. Deb Nance
49. Jim, Australia50. The Crows51. klara, Brussels
52. Argo Gold Mine53. Ruby Rose54. Wordless #2
55. Reflection56. Marvelous Marv57. Totally Tommy

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85 thoughts on “Wordless Wednesday

  1. Memories of Eric and Flynn says:

    The sun looks lovely against the snow. We see very little of it at this time of year, but when we do, being so low it dazzles our eyes.

  2. angelswhisper2011 says:

    Beautiful picture, Sandee๐Ÿ’— Granny likes the sun, but not when she drives in Winter, because she gets blinded very easily with that low-to-the-ground sun๐Ÿ˜ŽDouble Pawkisses for a Happy Day and week ahead to you, Zane and the kitties too๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜ฝ๐Ÿ’ž

    • Sandee says:

      That can happen. I drove from Lake Tahoe back to the valley some years ago and experienced the same thing. Double Pawkisses to you both and a big hug to Granny. ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. onespoiledcat says:

    Winter’s beauty ALMOST makes you forget how COOOOOOOLD it is ! We expect an epic amount of snow this weekend……our view will be much like this we think. Stay cozy….

    Love, Pam and Teddy

  4. Suzette Benjamin says:

    Beautiful photo and information, Sandee. Thanks for the introduction to a new word too, “perihelion.” Nature is so amazing; its movements in contrast to one’s expectations, the sun closer as the earth brings the Northwest the cold…how amazing and thoughtfully kind God is.
    Happy Wordless Wednesday, much love and light to you, dear friend.

  5. 15andmeowing says:

    It looks like that here. I love it. I could do without the -4 degrees this morning though. Thanks for hosting. Have a nice day. XO

  6. DrillerAA says:

    When I was younger I enjoyed acceptable cold weather (not sub-zero) and a few inches of snow were perfectly fine. Now, I enjoy winter best in photos, sitting in my recliner. Beautiful image.

  7. Cecilia Upchurch says:

    Look at that blue sky oh dear me that might be the view out our windows this weekend
    We have some nasty weather heading our way
    Hugs Cecilia

  8. Suzana says:

    What a beautiful winter image. When I see such a landscape, I think
    I change my opinion about this season!
    Happy WW, dear Sandee. Hugs and love!
    Thank you for the Blog Hop!โค๏ธ๐Ÿ˜˜

    • Sandee says:

      We don’t live in snow country so I don’t know what it’s like. I’m okay not having snow. Love and hugs to you and lots of scritches to the boys. ๐Ÿ™‚

  9. messymimi's meanderings says:

    Yep, we are closer, but tilted away, and that’s just enough to do the trick. It’s amazing how God thought of everything when making our world.

    I pray you and Mr. Zane have a great week. Give those two bosses of yours some scritches from me.

  10. alanamautone says:

    It’s always amazed me that, for us in the Northern Hemisphere, winter comes when we are closest to the sun. And, since we may get a foot of snow this weekend, I will probably have a lot of snow beauty to look at soon. And to shovel, lol. Alana ramblinwitham

  11. sami veloso says:

    I love pictures of snow covered mountains, but just too cold for me ๐Ÿ™‚ I always want to get a cat or two or three every time I see you cat/kitten photos on your blog. Thanks for your visits Sandee

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