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Everyone’s winter is a little different. Some take out their skis and hit the mountains, while others put on their blades and take to icy lakes, build snowmen in the backyard, or watch their dogs pretend to be moles.
So we decided to check out what the season looks like this time around and collected a bunch of pictures shared from across the globe.
From peaceful landscapes to playful everyday moments caught in the cold, these images capture the many moods of winter—minus the frozen fingers.
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#1
Rate My Work!
Rick Murray 3 days ago
See kitty, prod upvote. Realise it's a snow kitty, hammer upvote - but it only counts once. :(
Geoffrey Scott 4 days ago
Our indoor cat 'escaped' one -10 morning when I opened the door to see if I needed to shovel. Left her out there for the 15-20 min it took before I left for work. She never did that gain if the 'ground was white'.
Mohamed Shekhaldin 2 days ago
That hibernating (I think) adolescent aspen tree must be very confused at why there is a cat shaped mass on it!
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#2
My Nana’s House
Pferdchen 2 days ago
You fooled me! I thought you were going to go with "Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye"
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dan gerene 1 day ago
Did you take care of the shoveling for her or just take the picture? Hot cocoa and cookies is the reward.
Sometimes the weather can be confusing. You get a cold week at the beginning of December, followed by a warm one that melts any snow that has fallen.
But did you know that people can’t agree on when winter starts?
One group says it begins on December 1 and ends on the last day of February.
Meteorologists use fixed three-month periods for each season because it makes year-on-year comparisons easier.
#3
The Perfect Snow Plow Name Doesn't Ex... I Stand Corrected
#4
Nature Is Truly Wonderful!
Gubałówka Hill in Zakopane, Poland.
gvizzle_ 74 3 days ago
it's crazy to me that people live in places like this and see it every day. my province is so boring
#5
Wintery Nights
Bewitched One 2 days ago
Holy fuckanoly literally made me laugh so loud I woke up the baby. Thanks 🤣 I just wasn’t expecting to read that
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The Queen of France 1 day ago
It’s very pretty but I’m sure glad I don’t have to shovel snow very often!
Others, however, claim winter starts on December 21, a time known as the winter solstice, which is the shortest day of the year. If you follow this line of thought, the season then runs until the vernal, or spring, equinox, which in 2026 falls on Friday, March 20.
The natural rotation of Earth around the sun forms the basis of the astronomical calendar, in which seasons are defined by two solstices and two equinoxes. Earth’s tilt and the sun’s alignment over the equator determine both the solstices and the equinoxes.
#6
Winter In Kyoto, Japan
Hellcaste's Wife 2 days ago
I spent a year in Japan when I was a kid. The most magical thing I ever experienced in my life was attending the snow festivals. Blew my mind! Everyone should get a chance to see it, just once!
#7
When The Snow Meets The Light
#8
Snow Totoro In Japan
The astronomical calendar is how humans have organized their lives and civilizations for thousands of years. Long before the invention of the mechanical clock, our ancestors looked to the skies to understand their time and place on the planet.
By observing the sun’s changing path, people could predict when harsh weather was due to arrive, when it was a good time to hunt certain animals, which foods were in season, and so on.
#9
Leaf Carves Perfect Circle In Snow Spinning From Wind
#10
Camping Under The Stars
Mel in Georgia 3 days ago
I'm on a quest to see northern lights! Chased them to Milwaukee, WI (US) when they were dipping in the states only to not see them and also to not really want to go to Milwaukee again.
trevor gordier 3 days ago
You’ve got to come to Canada .. I’ve camped under them in the summer in Quebec and snowmobiled under them in Thunder Bay in the winter … AMAZING … 🤙
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#11
He Hates Snow
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 4 days ago
My childhood cat hated snow with a passion. There was only one thing he hated even more: the litter box. Whenever there was snow on the ground, he refrained from going until it wasn't to be contained anymore, then mutated to a bunny doing 2m hops to the nearest safe tree (which means: with no snow under it, preferably the conifers at the edge of our backyard), did whatever needed doing as quickly as possible, and then jumped back with the same bunny hops. It was hilarious. :D
Sue User 2 days ago
Mine gave up as submitted to " the box" when she couldn't dig in ground to cover it up. She still stops, looks around as if she can't believe her lot in life, the reluctantly climbs in. Jusmos out as soon as done, kitty litter flying.
Load More Replies... Rick Murray 3 days ago
The other day it snowed. Like, maybe an inch. My little furball bounded out, took one look at the snow, noped out of the entirety of the outside world. Stood there in the doorway mewing pathetically until she got some consolation crunchies.
Because Earth travels around the sun in 365.24 days, an extra day is needed every four years, creating what we call a leap year.
This also causes the exact dates of the solstices and equinoxes to vary from year to year. Additionally, the elliptical shape of Earth’s orbit around the sun means the lengths of the astronomical seasons can vary, lasting anywhere from about 89 to 93 days.
To make it easier to consistently compare climatological statistics for a particular season from one year to the next, meteorological seasons were born.
#12
Next Stop - Lapland
Bill Swallow 3 days ago
Or a Portal. (to Narnia, perhaps? Or maybe from 'The Golden Compass'?)
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Hallstatt, Austria
#14
When You Have The Ultimate Response To Your Wife Asking Why There's Still Snow On The Driveway😂
Rebecca O’Donnell 2 days ago
We adopted a young Corgi and a young Pomsky (Pomeranian Husky). Both love to catch the snow when my husband is shoveling around the house. Quite the game of catch to see them leap up with such excitement. :)
#15
One Of The Birdies I'm Feeding
Sally Moen 4 days ago
I love the noise these birds make. The chirp sound is their name. It almost sounds like tiny tongue-clicking sometimes when you walk past a bush with a few of them hiding in it on a sunny winter day.
Fraxinus excelsior 3 days ago
I get lots of different tit birds, blues,great,long-tailed also black caps,wrens,Robins,blackbirds,starlings,goldfinches, jackdaws,woodpeckers, occasionally Jay's,lots of sparrows the odd pheasant and a quail,and a regular sparrowhawk. They all spread the word when the food is topped up.
Starbug 3 days ago
Ooooh having a jay in the garden would make my week! I know there are some around but they keep it to the local park, beautiful birds!
Load More Replies... We all have a sense of what each season is like. The cold and dark of winter ends in spring, a time of colorful rebirth. Temperatures climb through summer, the brightest and hottest time of year, before giving way to autumn, with its crisp air and falling leaves. Then the cycle repeats — or at least it’s supposed to.
Last year, scientists published a study arguing that human-driven climate disruption is altering Earth’s annual rhythms so significantly that the characteristics and everyday experience of the seasons are becoming increasingly disconnected from their traditional definitions.
#16
Snow In Northern Saudi Arabia
Ashlisha 4 days ago
Are we sure it's not a painting. I can't get over it.
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Mel in Georgia 3 days ago
Two things you don't expect to see together - snow and camels. They seem pretty chill about it, though.
Mahmoud Suhail 1 day ago
One of the coldest places on Earth is full of Camels Magnolia
Load More Replies... Mohamed Shekhaldin 2 days ago
All th desert plants must be very weirded out by the frozen moisture, also thier chemicals are probably trapped in the snow.
#17
Winter In Lithuania
Rick Murray 3 days ago
Ah, the white bottomed deer. There are three of them outside nearby. Often see them dashing away as I drive home in the evening. Oh deer, oh deer, oh deer.
Brian Droste 3 days ago (edited)
Up in Michigan, we refer to them as white tailed deer.
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#18
Central Park, New York
Tyranamar Seuss 3 days ago
It only looks beautiful for minute. All that snow in NYC is wet. And then it gets churned up by feet and cars until it's brown or grey. And you have to walk on ice to get by it. Trust me it turns disgusting.
Load More Replies... Mohamed Shekhaldin 2 days ago
The oak trees look mesmerizing as if they are blending together…
To make sense of these emerging patterns, the researchers propose changing the way we look at the calendar and outline a few new concepts that they believe have recently grown in prominence:
- Emergent seasons – entirely new seasonal patterns that didn’t previously exist in a given region.
- Extinct seasons – traditional seasons that have effectively disappeared or become unrecognizable.
- Arrhythmic seasons – disruptions to the expected timing and duration of seasonal cycles.
- Syncopated seasons – irregular fluctuations in the intensity or character of seasons.
#19
Happiest In Snow
LakotaWolf (she/her) 4 days ago
I live in a place where it never snows... perhaps some year I'll take a short trip into the mountains during the winter so my dogs can experience the snow XD
#20
Across The Fresh Snow
Mohamed Shekhaldin 2 days ago
I wonder if the various bushes at the sides are hibrinating or dead…
Did I say that out loud? 1 day ago
They're still alive, they'll wake up again in Spring.
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#21
I'm Not Lost, I'm Just Taking The Scenic Route...to The Middle Of Nowhere
Bill Swallow 3 days ago
"We're on the road to Nowhere, Come on inside! Takin' that ride to Nowhere, We'll take that ride..."
Some of these ideas might already sound familiar. The study cites other research showing that summers are getting hotter and longer, primarily due to climate change. Winters are also becoming shorter and warmer, while springs are arriving earlier in the year. “Hurricane seasons” in the Atlantic and Pacific are becoming longer, and “wildfire seasons” in California now last almost all year.
#22
It’s Now Here. Winter Wonderland
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 4 days ago
I'm going snowboarding next weekend, pictures like this one make me look even more forward to it <3
#23
Aasiaat, Greenland
Mojavedog 4 days ago
American here. Praying everyday for a miracle that will rid our country of that horrible orange man. Greenland, I am on your side as are a lot of us here.
Rick Murray 3 days ago
I'm quite sure that if the orange shitgibbon is dumb enough to actually slap on tariffs, then the countries affected will (eventually) do the same. There's a simpler solution we can do today - just stop buying American stuff. Maybe, just maybe, it might sink in to the minds of *other* senators that tanking international trade is, well, kind of dumb?
fly on the wall 3 days ago
I am torn because I don't want Europe to have economic pain, but the more expenses Trump inflicts on Americans the madder they will be when they go to the polls in November.
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Earonn - 3 days ago
Worth fighting for, but it would be horrible if young soldiers had to die just becaue USians won't touch their child ra.pist and remove him, by whatever means necessary. You let that swine live, rather than your son or nephew?
Robyn Hill 2 days ago
Believe me, we’re trying, but when more than half of Congress and the DOJ insists on protecting the rotted mango, it’s an uphill battle.
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Snowy
Beth Wheeler 3 days ago
Sled puppers, I want snuggles a ride and snuggles, snuggles, snuggles!
#25
Found This Chunk Of Ice Near A River
#26
Helsinki, Finland
spacer 3 days ago
in the north people will bike even when theres nothing but ice on the ground. thats a good day for biking!
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#27
Snowflakes!!
Jessica S. 3 days ago
Many people, myself included, dislike winter. It's cold, it's wet, it makes people sick and noses red. But dam it's pretty. O_O
#28
A Small Village Deep In The Snow Covered Mountains
#29
Quiet Spot After The First Snow
#30
Winter Landscape. Photo Harald Naper. Norway
Greymom 2 days ago
One lucky soul enjoyed the peaceful quiet that only snowfall brings 🥰
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Snowman
Multa Nocte 4 days ago
I'm half-way through the book in French - don't tell me the ending, please!
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#33
Winter Cold
#34
Winter In Lithuania
#35
Italian Alps
#36
No Filter
#37
Scotland Is Snowy Today
#38
On The Threshold Of Western Siberia
#41
Snow In Budapest (Oc)
#42
Snowing Again In Budapest
#43
Banff, Canada
#44
I Think I Have Transitioned From "Shoveling Snow" To "Digging Trenches"
#46
The Cold And The Beautiful In Minneapolis
#48
This Dog Is Speeding Up Spring By Personally Eating The Snow
#51
Respect To Dutch Biking Culture
#52
Snow
#56
Abandoned Power Plant Covered In Snow
#61
Snow Day In Central Park
#62
Snow
Huddo's sister 3 days ago
I spent a fantastic day in a tiny town in Canada (Golden) like this. I had never been somewhere it was actively snowing before and it was mesmerising.
#66
Central Park Last Week ❄️
#67
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Awenpotato 1 day ago
Surrounded by beautiful lakes and mountains, and you share a photo of a bench
#69
First Time Experiencing Snow. It’s Beautiful
Richard Smith 2 days ago
I do love snow but...yeah...it overstays its welcome.
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#71
Practicing My New Camera, Did I Shot Great?
#73
It Snowed Today :)
Did I say that out loud? 1 day ago
Who tf clears your roads so quickly? Please send them to Britain.
Barbara Hill 2 days ago
I hope they have a dog with them who is currently off checking out the scents and snow,
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Ace 4 days ago
Just want to add one of mine from a few weeks ago 0 will be hidden and downvoted so will put is in a separate comment.
Mel in Georgia 3 days ago
Woke up to snow falling in central Georgia (US) this morning! Not a typical sight. Didn't stick, but it was pretty. I like snow in small doses. My dog, not so much.
Bored Retsuko 4 days ago
Only if there's a *LOT*, otherwise it's no big deal :-)
Load More Replies... tracy black 2 days ago
i personally hate the cold snowy weather i perfer the warm sunny 85 degree days but dang if these pictures arent gorgeous
Ace 4 days ago
Just want to add one of mine from a few weeks ago 0 will be hidden and downvoted so will put is in a separate comment.
Mel in Georgia 3 days ago
Woke up to snow falling in central Georgia (US) this morning! Not a typical sight. Didn't stick, but it was pretty. I like snow in small doses. My dog, not so much.
Bored Retsuko 4 days ago
Only if there's a *LOT*, otherwise it's no big deal :-)
Load More Replies... tracy black 2 days ago
i personally hate the cold snowy weather i perfer the warm sunny 85 degree days but dang if these pictures arent gorgeous
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