60 Stunning winter pictures that makes you smile

Roads and paths are invading our literature, our poetry, our illustrations, our linguistic expressions and music. Even the photographers can not keep their eyes (and lenses) out of a beautiful highway or road, so we collected this list of 28 photos of amazing ways
Paths like these have a powerful hold on the human imagination – they can bring adventure, promises change and solitude, peace and quiet. There is nothing like a walk in a beautiful way to clear your head – or fill it with new ideas

 Loch Lubnaig, Perthshire

John McPake/ Stirling Council / Via Flickr: stirlingcouncil

This beautiful loch looks even more magical when it’s blanketed in snow. This stunning photo was taken in February 2011 at the end of one of the coldest winters since records began

 Falls of Dochart, Killin, Stirling

Willie Angus / Via Flickr: willowherb

The Falls of Dochart run through the small town of Killin in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. In summer the falls send up a misty spray as the waters crash into the rocks; in winter they’re reduced to a frozen trickle

 Carn nan Sac, Càrn a’ Gheòidh, Aberdeenshire

Scottish Dream Photography / Via Flickr: ross_vernal

Càrn a’ Gheòidh sits 3199 feet above the wildfowl-filled Loch Vrotachan, which may explain why it’s called “Hill of the Goose” in Gaelic. Climbers walk along a ridge known as Carn nan Sac to reach the summit

 Loch Turret, Perthshire

Neil Roger / Via Flickr: neil_roger

If it weren’t for Loch Turret, Famous Grouse fans would be very disappointed. The loch supplies water to Glenturret distillery in Perthshire, which provides some of the whisky that makes up the famous blend

 Meall a’ Bhùiridh, Glen Coe

John O’Brien / Via Flickr: totspurjohn

Meall a’ Bhùiridh means “Hill of the bellowing” in Gaelic. The mountain is one of several in Glen Coe and is a popular skiing destination in winter

 Liathach, Glen Torridon, Northwest Highlands

Steve Schnabel / Via Flickr: 15572139@N07

Liathach is widely considered to be one of Scotland’s most challenging mountains due to its narrow summit ridge. In winter the surrounding marshland often freezes, making the walk even harder

 Loch Torridon, Achnasheen, Ross-Shire

Steve Schnabel / Via Flickr: 15572139@N07

Loch Torridon is a glacial sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. The loch is surrounded by the breathtaking Torridon hills and contains several picturesque little islets called Eilean Mòr, Eilean Tioram, Sgeir Ghlas, and Sgeir na Trian

 Cairn Toul and Braeriach, Cairngorms

John O’Brien / Via Flickr: totspurjohn

Cairn Toul is the fourth highest mountain in Scotland, while Braeriach is the third highest. Braeriach means “brindled greyish upper part” in Gaelic, which proves that it’s not always easy to come up with names for mountains

Loch An Eilein, Rothiemurchus, Aviemore

Steve Harris / Via Flickr: steveharris

Loch an Eilein is famous for its island and stunning 13th century castle. The surrounding pine forests were also used by famous Scottish outlaw and cattle rustler Rob Roy to hide his stolen cows

 Banchory, Aberdeenshire

Kenny Sievwright / Via Flickr: kennyseivwright

The pretty rural town of Banchory is surrounded by beautiful woodland rich in ancient Pictish archaeological sites. There are also several stone circles nearby in case you need to sacrifice a lion

 Loch Garten, Highland

Ben Palmer / Via Flickr: btpalmer

Loch Garten is famous for its nesting ospreys. A pair of the rare birds made the loch their home in 1954 and were carefully guarded by the RSPB after becoming extinct in the rest of the UK. You can keep an eye on them too via this webcam

 Ben Lui, Oss and Dubhchraig, Southern Highlands

George Paterson / Via Flickr: georgep008

The majestic Ben Lui group of mountains are widely considered to be the grandest in the Southern Highlands. Their snow-covered peaks loom high above Cononish Glen, giving walkers and climbers a truly stunning view in winter

 Boblainy Forest, Beauly, Highland

Via Flickr: swan-scot

This pretty coniferous forest is situated just outside the even prettier village of Kiltarlity (Gaelic: “Cill Targhlain”) in the Scottish Highlands, which takes its name from an ancient Pictish King

 Lochan na h-Achlaise, Rannoch Moor

Martin Sojka / Via Flickr: msojka

It’s not entirely clear why this gorgeous, chilly expanse of water is called “Little Loch of the Armpit” in Gaelic. This mountain fringed loch is far too pretty to deserve such a strange name

 Abriachan Waterfall, by Loch Ness, Highland

Margaret and Donald Davidson / Via Flickr: abriachannurseries

This spectacular frozen waterfall is part of Abriachan Garden Nursery, a hilly woodland walk and garden centre by Loch Ness

Glenshee Ski Centre, Ballater, Aberdeenshire

Dinkydarko / Via Flickr: dinkydarko

Glenshee means “Glen of the Fairies” in Gaelic, and as you can see from this photo it certainly is magical. The hilly glen is a popular ski resort with four mountains, three valleys, and 2000 acres of snow to choose from

 Milton of Campsie, East Dunbartonshire

John / Via Flickr: stressedtechy

This long wall is four feet high, but nevertheless it’s almost completely buried in the snow. Although this might look like the Highlands, it was actually taken in Milton of Campsie near Glasgow

 Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis

Adrian Fagg / Via Flickr: adrianfagg

This forbidding ridge is part of the summit approach to Ben Nevis: the UK’s highest mountain. The challenging climb is made even more difficult by thick ice deposits and year round snow

Castle Semple Loch, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire

euphbass / Via Flickr: euphbass

It’s hard to believe that Castle Semple Loch is just a 30 minute drive from the bustling city of Glasgow: it feels like the middle of nowhere

Loch Morlich, Inverness-shire

Sheila / Via Flickr: swan-scot

This amazing, jagged plain isn’t made from discarded plastic: it’s actually a field of broken ice on the surface of Loch Morlich near Aviemore

 River Kelvin, Glasgow

Ianan / Via Flickr: ianan

This gorgeous bridge links Kelvingrove Park to Glasgow’s botanical gardens, two equally lovely spots that turn into a winter wonderland when it snows

 Loch Doon, Carrick, Ayrshire

Brian Wotherspoon / Via Flickr: brian_digital

Loch Doon’s crystal clear water used to reflect the craggy outline of Balloch Castle, but the ruins were moved from an island to the other side of the loch in the 1930s to protect them after a dam project raised the waterline

 The Pap of Glencoe and Sgurr nam Fiannaidh, Highland

John O’Brien / Via Flickr: totspurjohn

The distinctive Pap is an iconic landmark around Loch Leven and lower Glencoe. It’s even more noticeable in winter thanks to its dusting of sugar-like snow

 Sand dunes, Dornoch beach

John Haslam / Via Flickr: foxypar4

The dunes bordering this small Highland town are frequently blanketed in snow in winter. These finches were caught flitting between tall stalks of maram grass in search of food on one of the coldest days of the year

 Calton Hill, Edinburgh

Ross G. Strachan / Via Flickr: ross_strachan

Calton Hill towers over central Edinburgh. It’s crowded with monuments and statues; on a snowy day it looks like the White Witch’s courtyard

 Glenmore Forest Park, nr. Aviemore, Cairngorms

Steve Harris / Via Flickr: steveharris

The magical expanse of Glenmore Forest lies at the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. In summer these forests form an evergreen sea, but they’re frequently buried under heavy snow in winter

 Loch Morlich and the Cairngorms

Graham Norrie / Via Flickr: chuckrock

When it isn’t frozen into a million shards of ice, Loch Morlich looks like this. The snow covered hills in the distance are the mighty Cairngorms, Britain’s highest and most massive mountain range

 Central Park, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire

Stevie Spiers / Via Flickr: stevies_snaps

It’s hard to believe that this amazing photo was taken in a city centre park: it looks like something out of a fairytale… possibly Narnia’sLantern Waste

 Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

Simon Waldman / Via Flickr: simonwaldman

The Ring of Brodgar is a large stone circle on Mainland, Orkney’s largest island. The stones date to 2500BC, making it the third oldest henge in the UK

 Goat Fell, Arran

Bill Boyd / Via Flickr: literacyadviser

Gaoda Bheinn- Goat Mountain- is the highest point on the isle of Arran, often described as “Scotland in miniature” due to its unique combination of sandy beaches, snowy peaks, lochs, and pretty farmland

 Packhorse Bridge, Carrbridge

gominokouhai / Via Flickr: gominokouhai

This pretty rock arch is the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands. It was damaged in a great flood called the “Muckle Spate” in 1829, which left it too rickety and unsafe to use. It’s now purely decorative

 Broughty Ferry, Dundee

Mike Pratt / Via Flickr: photomarv57

This broken lobster pot on Broughty Ferry beach has been claimed by the snowy tundra; this is basically what Cornwall will look like during the next ice age

 Braeriach from Carn a’ Mhaim, Cairngorms

John o’Brien / Via Flickr: totspurjohn

This is another wintry view of Braeriach (a.k.a. “brindled greyish upper part”). This amazing photo was taken from the nearby peak of Carn a’Mhaim, which is just a hillock compared to the even larger Ben Macdui

 Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Happywanderer1 / Via Flickr: hapwan

No, this isn’t Cair Paravel. It’s actually Dunnotar Castle, a ruined medieval fortress on the east coast of Scotland

 Buachaille Etive Mòr, Highlands

Jonathan Tweed / Via Flickr: jtweed

The “great herdsman of Etive” is blanketed in snow each winter, but that- or the fact that parts of the steep climb are graded as “severe”- doesn’t stop thousands of climbers scrambling up its icy flanks every year

 River Clyde, Bothwell Castle

Aly 1963 / Via Flickr: 45979675@N06

The Clyde is wide, silty, and slow-moving in Glasgow, but much more spirited, narrow (and prone to freezing) as it winds through the forest near Bothwell Castle

 Loch na Ba Ruaidhe, Glen Convinth

Sheila / Via Flickr: swan-scot

Sleepy Loch na Ba Ruaidhe is part of a small group of quiet lochs in the Western Isles, though you wouldn’t even know that there was a loch in this photo: it’s completely frozen and covered in deep snow

 Moonrise, Rannoch Moor

Martin Sojka / Via Flickr: msojka

This incredible scene looks like something from another planet, but it’s actually the frozen expanse of Rannoch Moor: a 50 mile stretch of wildlife-rich moorland bordering Lochaber in Highland

 Frozen sand, Balchladich, Sutherland

Tom Parnell / Via Flickr: itmpa

You know it’s cold when even the sand freezes. This photo was taken in Balchladich, a remote town in the Assynt district of Sutherland in the Highlands which is almost as far north as John O’Groats

 Loch Leven, Kinross, Perthshire

Joe Dunckley / Via Flickr: steinsky

Loch Leven is a easily accessible loch near Kinross, just 45 minutes from Edinburgh. The loch is run by the RSPB as a nature reserve due to an abundance of bird species such as lapwings, migratory whooper swans and pink footed geese

 Beinn Damh from Loch Torridon

Steve Schnabel / Via Flickr: 15572139@N07

This shot actually shows frozen grass, but you get the feeling the whole loch isn’t far away from freezing point in this atmospheric photo. Nearby Beinn Damh means ‘Hill of the Stag” in Gaelic

 Summit of Ben Vrackie, Pitlochry

Simon Swales / Via Flickr: swalophoto

This snow-blasted cairn is a familiar sight to the thousands of people who climb this popular hill near the town of Pitlochry every year, though walkers need crampons and ice axes to tackle the ascent in winter

 Neilston, East Renfrewshire

Via Flickr: grumpy-puddin

This might look like it was taken in the far North, but it was actually captured in the fairly busy town of Neilston, proving that even commuter villages near Glasgow look like Narnia after heavy snowfall

 Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh

Akela NDE / Via commons.wikimedia.org

Eilean Donan is one of the prettiest castles in Scotland at the best of times, but heavy snow turns it into an enchanted palace. It sits on a tidal island where the great sea lochs of Duich, Long, and Alsh come together

Stag, Loch Quoich, Invergarry

Colin Cheesman / Via Flickr: 93309789@N00

If this young stag was standing the other way round, this image would be an almost perfect recreation of Landseer’s iconic Monarch of the Glen painting. In true Narnia style, he looks as if he’s trying to tell us something

 Cir Mhor, Isle of Arran

Stephen Archer / Via Flickr: stephenarcher

Cir Mhor is known as the “Matterhorn of Arran”, thanks to its alpine nature. This ice cave looks like something you’d find in Switzerland: it’s hard to believe this was taken on a small Scottish island

Beinn Chabhair

George Paterson / Via Flickr: georgep008

This munro’s name means “Hill of the Hawk” in Gaelic and boasts incredible views down to Loch Lomond, making it well worth the 3,061 foot climb to the summit

 Loch an Eilein, Rothiemurchus, Aviemore

Alex / Via Flickr: timeoff

Loch an Eilein is a stunning stretch of water near the popular tourist resort of Aviemore. It’s surrounded by pine forests and snow dusted peaks, and it boasts a ruined island castle that almost certainly used to be home to some kind of Snow Queen

“Sunset in the Alps.” Spital am Semmering, Austria. Photographer Zoltan Duray

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Hydrangea fantasy by Teuni Stevense

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 Fascinating City in Istanbul, by Seyfullah Yalcinkaya

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 The Lone Wanderer by Mads Hansen

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We understand that among all pets we pay too much attention to dogs undeservedly avoiding cats. But cats are really special pets. They love you and live in your home but at the same time they aren’t with you. Unlike dogs cats walk by themselves. But it does not interfere people to own and live side by side with these a little bit wild animals. Today we decided to restore a justice on our website and represent to your attention some beautiful and positive photos of these graceful animals. Enjoy

Superb photography savage Roeselien Raimond

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Talentueux photographe de la nature néerlandais Roeselien Raimond a pris d’innombrables photos époustouflantes de belles créatures et la faune, mais ses photos de renards sauvages sont particulièrement merveilleux. Elle a accepté de donner Bored Panda une interview et parler de son travail photographier ces créatures fourbes et belles
«Les renards, ainsi que les chats sont mes animaux préférés”, a déclaré Raymond Bored Panda. “Leur profondeur et les appels d’unicité à moi: Chaque renard est un caractère individuel. Avec un renard, vous ne savez jamais ce qu’ils vont faire. Vont-ils être à la chasse, dormir, nager … vont-ils même être là du tout

Magnificent Sky Over Czech Republic

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Weather can wreak havoc, or cause unbelievable beauty.  Cloud formations can tell the weather ahead.  Sometimes it’s for the worse, or sometimes for the better, but in these photos seen below I can’t help but be amazed! These cloud formations are weird, crazy, amazing, and simply stunning, but they’re all real

Jamnik, Slovénie

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The local church is built on a hill with a breathtaking backdrop of the Julian Alps

Cool Colors,Hokkaido

Martin Rak / Via Kent Shiraishi
The blue pond where the first snow fall I think that this pond is ‘The Most Beautiful Pond In The World!’ This blue pond is the wonderful pond which changes colors every day. Surprisingly, the blue of the water has no exact explanation, but this phenomenon is attributed to the water contained in the aluminum hydroxide, which is capable of reflecting blue color, just as it does the Earth’s atmosphere. All are nature’s tints
 October,Biei in Hokkaido,Japan

Faja de las Flores – Ordesa, By Max Rive

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 Winter Sunrise On Path In Campigna National Park, Italy

Roberto Meloti / Via Roberto Meloti

Paths have something magical it draws people to walk it, explore it and discover places where the path may lead to. It brings out the adventurous side in people. There are some many paths to take in life, so that’s why we would like to make it a little bit easier for you

Sugar house by Andrey Chabrov

Andrey Chabrov/ Via 500px

Hide and Seek by Dalia Kvedaraite

Dalia Kvedaraite/ Via 500px

I have always loved animals pics from prying cameras of photographers, who was immortalizing their placid lives. In 500px is easy to find with just taking a walk, so here are some for you to enjoy as much as me ^ _ ^