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~Top photo~ A sun halo hovers over the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Long Valley Caldera, Calif. (Photo by contributor @cat_connor) #sun #snow #winter #sunhalo #california #cali #californialove #cali_igers #igcalifornia #igcali #sky #mountains #landscapephotography #art

These #roses have survived through the mild #winter in #NewYork. Are you still able to capture beautiful color outside? (Gigi Altarejos) #photography #ny #iloveny

A layer of ice seems to turn berries into jewels at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on March 2. More wonderful reader photos: http://usat.ly/1CacvJo (Photo by contributor Laura Reid)

February is the "favorite time of the year for this albino squirrel" in the Minneapolis area.

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(Photo by Sharyl Zeno)

These incredible ice caves can be found along Lake Superior in Wisconsin. 

(Photos by contributor Joey Monson-Lillie)

"Large snow rollers formed with the combination of winds and freshly fallen snow in Copley, Ohio." (Photo by contributor Robin Hussman)

This unedited, unfiltered picture of a snowflake was taken in Ohio with 0 degree weather. It wa captured with an iPhone 5s with an olloclip macro attachment. (Photo by contributor Jeffrey Goodman)

"This winter in northeast Ohio has been exceptionally snowy, but also beautiful!" (Photo by contributor Jeffrey Goodman)

"Snowshoeing at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska." (Photo by contributor Jon-Michael Graham)

What a view! Check out this shot from Whittier, Alaska. (Photo by contributor Jon-Michael Graham)

A walk on the Brooklyn Bridge during "one of those perfectly clear winter nights that made the sunset feel like forever." (Photo by contributor Jared Kay)

A winter wonderland atmosphere at Steamboat Ski Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colo.

(Photos by contributor Chuck Dean)

The Schuylkill River in Philadelphia freezes over on Jan. 8, after a harsh polar air spread through the U.S., shattering many low-temperature records that had stood for decades. (Photo by contributor Ike Richman)

One contributor captured this close-up photo of frozen leaves in her backyard in Waldorf, Md. 

(Photo by contributor Julia Zsofia)

"Our dog pulling our daughter on her sled."

(Photo by contributor Jon Kauffman)

Taken at sunrise yesterday in Oshkosh, Wis.

(Photo by contributor Teri Shors)

The sun reflects off a snow-covered tree in Indianapolis, Ind.

(Photo by contributor John Slatter)