Ice-encrusted burdocks lend an air of beauty to these pesky burrs. Colleen Kottke/Wisconsin State Farmer

This suet feeder is hidden among the frosty vines of a clematis plant. Colleen Kottke/Wisconsin State Farmer

Ice crystals collect on these Chinese elm branches. Colleen Kottke/Wisconsin State Farmer

Frost serves as a natural flocking for evergreens. Colleen Kottke/Wisconsin State Farmer
Hoar frost decorates the net of this basketball hoop. Colleen Kottke/Wisconsin State Farmer
Foxtail grass encased in ice crystals. Colleen Kottke/Wisconsin State Farmer

Ice cold temperatures and ice-covered trees and roadways greeted Wisconsinites early Thursday morning. Colleen Kottke/Wisconsin State Farmer

Cold temperatures, snow and sleet can't dampen the enthusiasm for winter of editor Colleen Kottke's border collie, Jack. Colleen Kottke/Wisconsin State Farmer
Dried honeysuckle vines and frost-covered plants decorate this old iron wheel. Colleen Kottke/Wisconsin State Farmer
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