So far, the last part of 2015 has been less than a winter wonderland. Parts of the state got some snow, but for the most part temperatures have been mild and we haven’t had the chance to go sledding or sling snowballs at each other. If you’re missing winter and are wishing for a little bit of snow and ice, these pictures from previous years will put you in a frozen Nebraska state of mind.
- The trees look so frigid just after an ice storm.
flickr/Jan Tik
- A light dusting of snow coats the trees at Sutherland Reservoir State Recreation Area.
submitted by Bill D Kesler
- The Missouri River turns into a beautiful but frigid landscape in the winter.
flickr/Erunion
- The photographer calls this “White Forest.”
flickr/Jan Tik
- Each individual blade of grass is covered in its own sheath of ice. I love the crunch it makes when you step on it.
flickr/Ryan Frost
- The river in Ord is spectacularly frozen in this gorgeous winterscape.
flickr/Tim O’Brien
- This picture seems to represent several seasons at once with green plants, fallen leaves, and icicles.
flickr/RLEVANS
- Love the way the sun sparkles on these frozen branches.
flickr/Waring Johnson
- Blizzards in late 2009/early 2010 covered the railroad tracks near David City with 6-12 foot drifts of snow. A rotary snow plow was sent to retrieve a snowed-in freight train - and it made for a very unusual picture!
flickr/lOaD sToNe
- Some skillful human-crafted ice sculptures are pretty…
flickr/Asten
- …But they’re no match for nature’s own ice sculptures.
flickr/a200/a77Wells
- This frozen drop of water balancing on a dried flower seems almost too delicate to be real.
flickr/Waring Johnson
- This pond isn’t all the way frozen yet, but you can see the freeze creeping in.
flickr/Nano Maus
- This waterfall at Platte River State Park is also still in the process of freezing, looking just as magical as it does in the summer.
flickr/tdweeksomaha
- The upper branches of this frozen tree don’t seem burdened by the snow and ice.
submitted by Beth Linn
What do you think – do these photos make you miss winter, or are you happy we haven’t had much of the cold stuff yet?
flickr/Jan Tik
submitted by Bill D Kesler
flickr/Erunion
flickr/Ryan Frost
flickr/Tim O’Brien
flickr/RLEVANS
flickr/Waring Johnson
flickr/lOaD sToNe
flickr/Asten
flickr/a200/a77Wells
flickr/Nano Maus
flickr/tdweeksomaha
submitted by Beth Linn
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