Did you know that actually some tree seeds such as acorns, will only germinate and grow in soil after they’ve spent the winter months on the cold, hard icy ground? Well it is true, nature simply behaves differently during the colder months of the year. You would be wrong however to think that below the frozen ground all is quiet. Those who take pictures of winter will tell you that there is much to observe and record.

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20 Breathtaking Photos of Icy Winter Landscapes

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Enjoy these gorgeous winter photographs. Pictures of winter to amaze and inspire. Some parts of the world in winter are beautiful because they are bleak. Other winter pictures astound because they are full of life. So here’s to making the most of a cold, icy and unforgiving but enchantingly beautiful winter time!

In this stunning winter picture a lonely figure walks within a ghostly winter forest