Joyce Ursic of Scenery Hill said her daughter's cat, Peanut, seemed to be plugged in along with the Christmas tree at her daughter's home in New Haven, Conn.

Brook Ward shot this photo of Steelers defensive lineman Brett Keisel coming onto the field Dec. 29 for what may have been his final game at Heinz Field.

Beth Signorini spotted this snowy owl recently in Cecil Township.

Brook Ward took this photo of the sunrise's reflection in the hot tub at the Secrets Silver Sands Resort in Mexico, south of Cancun.

Mary Kaufman of Scottdale captured this little boy enjoying the outdoor holiday display at Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh.

Mike Jones/ Observer-Reporter Mary Broglie of South Park receives a splash of tea from Bill Straub of Bella’s House of Fine Tea while Pam Kuhn of Canonsburg holds her cup. The Peters Township Public Library held its first-ever “Downton Abbey” tea party on the eve of the television show’s fourth season as part of the library’s “Fun for Foodies” program. Forty people attended the event Sunday afternoon, learning about different teas and playing games modeled off of the popular television show.

A cardinal, a bluejay and a little snow allowed Ann Newman to compose this red, white and blue image in the backyard of her Waynesburg home.

They weren't selling vacuum cleaners or dropping off religious tracts, but these ringneck pheasants walked right up the front steps at Cindy Jones' house.

Carol Shook and Rich Cox sent us this sunset photo, which was taken while they were on a dinner cruise in Key West, Fla.

Lisa Lane spotted three squirrels playing in her dogwood tree. She put some crackers in a hole in the tree, and one of the squirrels returned for a snack.

A little backwoods wrestling match? Hugging after not seeing one another for quite while? Whatever the cases, these two were captured by the trail camera of Hank Zuback on his farm in Amity.

Allan Jack says this cardinal seemed to waiting for someone to take the snow off of his lunch.

Scenery Hill native Celeste Henry took this photo of an owl that she and family members spotted while on a Christmas camping trip on the central Oregon coast.

Cynthia Bioni sent us this photo of her 22-month-old grandson, Seth, playing the piano for his teddy bear. The photo was taken at Seth's home in Weirton.

Jeanie Jarvis of East Finley Township spotted this young yak while out for a drive along Pleasant Grove Road in East Finley.

Allan Jack took this photo of the Crazy Horse memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Betty Robison of Scenery Hill took this photo of a red-tailed hawk that perched on the window ledge at her office at the Aging Institute at UPMC Senior Services and the University of Pittsburgh.

Where are we, and what are we doing here? Those may have been the thoughts of Abby, Duke and Sylvester after their "mom," Lisa Swart, recently relocated back to Washington. Lisa says her pets seemed to think it was just a visit and appeared to be waiting for their ride back "home," but they've since adjusted well to their new surroundings.

Kerry Pigeon of Scenery Hill took this photo on a cold afternoon with the sun shining behind the steeple at St. Luke's Church in Bentleyville.

During a recent light snow, Jeanie Jarvis of East Finley Township looked outside to see these mourning doves drinking from little puddles on a car hood created by melting snow.

Dillon Durila got this photo of a 14-point buck with his trail camera in Claysville.

Ann Newman said this deer seemed to be expressing its appreciation after cleaning out a hanging bird feeder in the backyard at Ann's Waynesburg home.

Allison Roberts took this photo of her 13-month-old son, Garrett, and 6-month-old English mastiff, Sadie, watching deer in the backyard.

Allison Litman, daughter of Michael and Cristin Litman of Huntington Farm, Canton Township, enjoyed the newborn Duroc piglets birthed by what she calls her "Uncle Matt-Matt's red pig." The photo was taken by Allison's grandmother, Myrta Litman.

Kerry Pigeon took this scenic shot on Buckingham Road in Scenery Hill after a recent snow.

Heather Guthrie took this photo of "Chessie," her Chesapeake Bay retriever, who was searching for a bird in the cattails on a frozen pond on the family's property near Graysville.

Brook Ward took this photo of a bull shark while scuba diving near Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

Corey Kalka of Cecil took this photo of a lynx while he was in Alaska. (Photo submitted by Marcia Kalka)

Estelle Woodburn of Independence Township took this sunrise photo on a recent morning when the temperature was below zero.

Amanda Durbin took this photo of a snow-covered road in Amwell Township.

Allan Jack took this photo of Kym Lambert's horse, Shark, who had frost on his whiskers on one of our recent frigid mornings.