Shetland winter glory – readers share their best shots

16 January 2024 17:43

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)

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)

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 )

View from Semblister: looking over the voe to Tresta. A brief break in snow showers (Samantha Belokon-Dennis)

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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