Estelle Woodburn of Independence Township took this photo while walking her dog after a recent snowstorm.

Mark Heselbarth took this photo of a red newt in the Yough Lake area below Ohiopyle.

Tina Lasko took this photo of a frozen Ten Mile Creek in Marianna.

Tom Gourley III took this photo at No. 4 Dam on a crisp, cold winter's afternoon.

It might seem far off, but it won't be that long before we'll be seeing scenes like this one again. Brad DeBusk took this photo of two lambs relaxing in the sun last fall on a farm in Amwell Township.

Hope Casterline caught this cardinal in midflight as it approached the feeder on the back deck of her home in Washington.

Joseph DeWitt took this photo of Hughes Bridge in Amity.

Edward Yonosik took this sunset photo from a pier extending into the ocean at Venice Beach in California.

Erica Jestat-Garrison spotted this masked bandit, who got too greedy and became stuck in a bird feeder. She says she helped the raccoon get out by carefully removing the roof of the feeder. The "intruder" let her snap a couple of photos before moving on.

Sandy Thomas took this photo of a wood duck on the pond in Washington Cemetery.

Estelle Woodburn took this photo while out for a morning walk in Independence Township.

Bob Sten sent us this photo of a sign that once hung in a pool hall called My Buddy's Place on North Main Street in Washington. The hall was owned by Johnnie Sliman, who traveled and hustled pool under the name Johnny Midnight. The poolroom opened in the mid-1950s and closed in the mid-1970s.

Belinda Brova took this photo from an ancient Roman villa in Ravella, Italy, while on a hiking tour of the Amalfi coast.

Beth Signorini spotted this tiny yellow-crowned kinglet along the Montour Trail. The birds are year-round residents of our area, but they are difficult to see when leaves are on the trees.

Stanley Steer, "son" of Cathy and Hank Zuback of Dog-Gone Cattle Co. in Amity, is going all out to celebrate Presidents Day this year.

Jeff Filby of Bridgeville spotted this colorful rooster while strolling in the gardens at the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, Fla.

Allan Jack took this photo of a ringneck pheasant.

Jeff Filby of Bridgeville get up close and personal with this curious meerkat at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Karen Duke took this photo of a "pirate ship" while enjoying a beautiful sunset near Grand Cayman Island.

Kerry Pigeon spotted this deer coming through the brush along Johnston Road in Bentleyville.

Steven Adams said he and his daughter Kali were delivering flowers on Valentine's Day when a winter storm broke out. He couldn't see the road, so they pulled over at North Buffalo Church, and his daughter wanted a photo to remember the day.

Carol Brunetti took this photo of sea foam created by high winds and rough waves along the beach in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. She said it reminded her of the seafoam candy her mother made when she was a child.

Beth Signorini took this scenic photo after a big snow in Robinson Township, Washington County.

So close, yet so far away. Robert and Brenda Mahan sent us this photo of their cat, Baxter, keeping a very close eye on the visitors just on the other side of the glass.

While visiting Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida, Jeff Filby of Bridgeville took this photo of the fort and the crystal-clear waters of the Gulf of Mexico that surround it.

Norma Ealy took this photo of a full moon in early February, just before clouds blocked the view.

Susan Engle Maynard spotted this tree keeping warm on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown. It has a "limb" up on the other trees by virtue of wearing a full layer of beautifully knitted yarn.