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11 Things Made Way More Awesome By Winter

11 Things Made Way More Awesome By Winter
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Associate Editor, Viral Content, The Huffington Post

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Your lips are chapped, your cheeks are rosy-raw, and you haven't been able to feel your toes since Halloween. We hear you, winter can be rough. But as the weather leaves your teeth chattering, nature also gives you some of the most jaw-dropping and beautiful sights of the whole year. It seems fitting that the meanest season compensates by providing some of the greatest natural beauty. So, grab a hot drink and come take a tour of our favorite sights in these winter wonderlands:

1. Spider webs!

This iced-up spiderweb won't snare a single fly, but it certainly will catch your eye.

2. This Lighthouse

In warmer climates, this ice sculpture would help ships navigate the coast.

3. These "waves" in Antarctica

The slooooowest ocean wave in the world? Nope, turns out these formations were the result of years of Antarctica's normal old glaciation

That's a relief -- we'd thought it had put a major crimp in this guy's surfing plans.

4. This geyser in Wyoming

Mother Nature even coordinated a sun-soaked halo to spotlight this natural ice sculpture masterpiece.

5. A forest in Estonia

You think you're cold? Try being a branch in this neighborhood.

6. Levitating ice

Is this ice floating in mid-air or are these trees just amazing hula-hoopers? According to a Reddit user, this gravity-defying formation is the aftermath of winter flooding.

7. A dandelion

These petals won't be blowing away until March, at least.

8. Soap bubble

The cleanest frost you ever did see.

9. Waterfall

Oh, you came to watch the water actually fall? That's awkward.

10. Street lamp

Mother Nature's submission to the winter art fair.

11. This skyscraper of faucet water

Who needs running water when you have gravity-defying icicles?

While these beautiful sights of winter can't warm you up or scrape all the ice off of your car, they serve as a nice reminder of the serene beauty that accompanies this tempestuous season.

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Winter Weather UK
Storms And Floods Continue To Cause Disruption Throughout The UK(01 of25)
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LINGFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 27: A Landrover makes it's way along a flooded road near Lingfield on December 27, 2013 in England. High winds and flooding are continuing to cause problems in parts of southern England. Some homes are still without power. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Storms And Floods Continue To Cause Disruption Throughout The UK(02 of25)
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LINGFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 27: Flood water gushes into a drain off a road near Lingfield on December 27, 2013 in England. High winds and flooding are continuing to cause problems in parts of southern England. Some homes are still without power. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A car drives through a flooded road in Wateringbury in Kent, south-east England, on December 27, 2013. Gale-force winds and pounding rain Tuesday lashed Britain and France, killing at least five people, disrupting Christmas travel and leaving tens of thousands without power. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A workman works on repairing electricity lines near Reigate in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA)
Storms And Floods Continue To Cause Disruption Throughout The UK(05 of25)
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LINGFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 27: A council sign sits in flood water on a road near Lingfield on December 27, 2013 in England. High winds and flooding are continuing to cause problems in parts of southern England. Some homes are still without power. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Winter weather Dec 25th(06 of25)
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Roads are submerged in the overflowing River Stour at Ilford Bridge Home Park, near Bournemouth, where flooding has caused the evacuation of residents. (credit:PA)
Winter weather Dec 25th(07 of25)
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Roads are submerged in the overflowing River Stour at Ilford Bridge Home Park, near Bournemouth, where flooding has caused the evacuation of residents. (credit:PA)
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Roads are submerged in the overflowing River Stour at Ilford Bridge Home Park, near Bournemouth, where flooding has caused the evacuation of residents. (credit:PA)
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Roads are submerged in the overflowing River Stour at Ilford Bridge Home Park, near Bournemouth, where flooding has caused the evacuation of residents. (credit:PA)
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A submerged car in the overflowing River Stour at Ilford Bridge Home Park, near Bournemouth, where flooding has caused the evacuation of residents. (credit:PA)
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A boat in the overflowing River Stour at Ilford Bridge Home Park, near Bournemouth, where flooding has caused the evacuation of residents. (credit:PA)
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A submerged van in the overflowing River Stour at Ilford Bridge Home Park, near Bournemouth, where flooding has caused the evacuation of residents. (credit:PA)
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Snow sits on a hill close to a farm house in Buxton, Derbyshire, on Christmas Day, following overnight snow in the area. (credit:PA)
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Cars make their way along a road past snow covered hills in Buxton, Derbyshire, on Christmas Day, following overnight snow in the area. (credit:PA)
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A cyclist makes his way through snow and fog in Buxton, Derbyshire, on Christmas Day, following overnight snow in the area. (credit:PA)
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A walker makes his way up a hill in Buxton, Derbyshire, on Christmas Day, following overnight snow in the area. (credit:PA)
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Snow sits on a hill close to a farm house in Buxton, Derbyshire, on Christmas Day, following overnight snow in the area. (credit:PA)
Floods And Weather Disruption Continue Into Christmas(18 of25)
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TOVIL, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 25: An abandoned vehicle lies in floodwater on December 25, 2013 in Tovil, United Kingdom. Christmas plans have been badly affected for thousands of people after storms across the UK have resulted in flooding, power cuts and significant problems with transport infrastructure. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Floods And Weather Disruption Continue Into Christmas(19 of25)
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TOVIL, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 25: An abandoned vehicle lies in floodwater on December 25, 2013 in Tovil, United Kingdom. Christmas plans have been badly affected for thousands of people after storms across the UK have resulted in flooding, power cuts and significant problems with transport infrastructure. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Floods And Weather Disruption Continue Into Christmas(20 of25)
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YALDING, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 25: A rescue helicopter lifts off from a landing spot surrounded by flooded houses on December 25, 2013 in Yalding, England. Christmas plans have been badly affected for thousands of people after storms across the UK have resulted in flooding, power cuts and significant problems with transport infrastructure. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Winter weather Dec 25th(21 of25)
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A house which is flooded in Leatherhead in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA)
Winter weather Dec 25th(22 of25)
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A stranded car in a flooded road in Godalming in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA)
Winter weather Dec 25th(23 of25)
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A local residents walk round the edge of a flooded road in Godalming in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA)
Winter weather Dec 25th(24 of25)
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A fire engine drives through a flooded road in Godalming in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA)
Winter weather Dec 25th(25 of25)
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A car drives through a flooded road in Leatherhead in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA)
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