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In Pictures / Shetland winter glory – readers share their best shots

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SCHOOL closures, travel disruption, bitterly cold gale force winds and a struggle get the house warm – there are many inconveniences when it comes to experiencing winter weather in Shetland.

But there is clearly also a very different side to it all, as this ‘avalanche’ of photos – sent in by our readers – demonstrates. Many thanks for doing so and apologies for not being able to use every single photo that has been sent.

A dog is walking through the snow on a road.
Out for a walk in Muckle Roe (Tracey Doyle)
A snow covered lake with a blue sky in the background.
Looking over the water to West Burra (Wendy Inkster)
A white dog running through the snow.
Pepe the Japanese Spitz chasing snowballs (Natasha Dean)
A group of people taking a selfie in the snow.
Group selfie at Tresta pier after swimming in the sea on Monday morning (Laura Kerr)
A view of a snow covered backyard at night.
Toytown (Tommy Tyler)
A group of people sledding down a hill.
Sledging (Sheenagh Pugh)
A little girl laying in the snow with her hands in the air.
Miah Farmer (3) enjoying making snow angels (Sara Farmer )
A lake covered in snow with a pink sky.
View from Semblister: looking over the voe to Tresta. A brief break in snow showers (Samantha Belokon-Dennis)
Ruins of an old house in the snow.
Blizzard at Broonies Taing (Richard Lewis)
A black and white photo of a house covered in snow.
Snowy garden (Iain Malcolmson)
A view of a town covered in snow and trees.
Clickimin Broch: Lerwick from the back garden (Lynne Geddes)
The sun is shining over a snow covered hill.
Burra (Lynn Goodlad)
Two children holding hands walking down a snow covered street.
Jax turned two yesterday and was delighted to have his big brother and sister off school today (Lucy Saether)

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A snowy scene with a fence in the background.
A break in the weather? Looking south from Scatness (Kathy Greaves)
A snow covered field with clouds in the sky.
Ireland and the Maywick Road (June Woodward)
A view of snow covered houses and the ocean.
Looking down from Tripwell in Whalsay (James Kerr)
A black and white dog running through the snow.
(Heather Ní Tnuthail)
A group of sheep grazing in the snow.
Feeding the sheep (Hazel Ann Johnson)
A black horse is standing in the snow looking at the camera.
Shetland pony in the snow (Haylay Goddard)
A beach covered in snow near a body of water.
St Ninian’s isle tombolo (Graham Simpson)
A house in a snow covered field at night.
Early morning snowy pictures from Bressay (Estelle Hughes)
A group of people sledding down a snowy hill.
Snowy days in Sandwick (Emma Johnson)
A snow covered field with a fence and clouds in the sky.
(Coleen Thomson)
A beach covered in snow with a fence in the background.
(Bethene Smith)
A red post box covered in snow near the ocean.
(Amanda Roz)
Snowy view from a window window with a plant in it.
View from Kergord, looking south down the valley (Elaine Falconer)
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