We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "winter walks". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.
Roland Trope: "An overnight snowfall continued in the early daylight hours. Wind gusts blew snow off tree branches. I took this photo of a couple walking by who looked like they could walk for hours in the falling snow." [Roland Trope]
Adam Harrison: "I actually went for a quick walk to capture the sunset over the local canal but misjudged the time completely. The ice scenes just down the road were a nice alternative though." [Adam Harrison]
Stephen Lodge: "Scout joining us on a walk in the snow." [Stephen Lodge]
Mike Crompton: "Bublik the Corgi taking his first walk in the snow." [Mike Crompton]
Lewis James Davies sent in this frame taken during an early morning walk. [Lewis James Davies]
Sirsendu Gayen: "A morning walker feeding the pigeons on a foggy winter morning." [Sirsendu Gayen]
Ian Hawley: "Wrapping up warm." [Ian Hawley]
Clare Keegan: "The early bird wasn't catching any worms a couple of weeks ago." [Clare Keegan]
Thierry Meyrat: "At the foot of the Eiger, Switzerland, skiers go up a hill on a conveyer belt. Strange pilgrimage, as they look like walkers who do not move in a naive art painting." [Thierry Meyrat]
Sandhya Bhattaram: "The sight of the frozen pond in Richmond, London, gives the birds cold feet." [Sandhya Bhattaram]
Carlos Gomez LLata sent in a different type of winter: "Winter walk in Runaway Bay, Antigua." [Carlos Gomez LLata]
Leonardo Fugoso Jr: "Walking downhill in Wisconsin could be treacherous." [Leonardo Fugoso Jr]
Fiona Smail: "Sheep venturing out into the snow from the comfort of their barn in St John's in the Vale. It was a lovely day when the sun shone bright and the sky was a pale shade of winter blue." [Fiona Smail]
Hang Ross: "Fallow Bucks in a snow storm in the New Forest." [Hang Ross]
Mick Bennett: "Morning coffee always involves a barefoot stroll in the garden - no exception. Warm hands holding coffee cup, cold feet on the crisp, frozen snow." [Mick Bennett]
Evelyn Oakley: "A woman taking a walk in the fine snow adds her own pattern to those already drawn by departing vehicles and earlier walkers." [Evelyn Oakley]
Alice Cumberton: "Smile for the camera." [Alice Cumberton]
Tom Cotsford took this picture while on a walk in the New Forest. [Tom Cotsford]
Craig Horne sent in this picture entitled "Legsnow walk". [Craig Horne]
The next theme is "glass" and the deadline for entries is 18 February.
The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.
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