Oceans, lakes and ponds might look beautiful, but the cold of winter just elevates them to another dimension. If you’ve seen freezing water in lakes or ponds, then you are lucky because icy water creates an astonishing variety of patterns: From jagged lines or frozen bubbles to perfect snowflakes with every imaginable shade of blue, green and white. In this compilation, we’ve collected some the most stunning photos of frozen lakes, oceans, ponds and waterfalls around the globe. And they are guaranteed to make you want to tear open the screen and step right in. 1 Bubbles under the ice of Abraham Lake, Canada2 Frozen waterfall in Illinois, US3 Frozen sea, Odessa, Ukraine4 Geometric pond ice in Southern Oregon, USA5 Abraham Lake In Alberta6 Lake Superior Duluth, Minnesota, US7 Ice rider in Siberia, Russia8 Lake Michigan in Chicago, USA9 Frozen Venice Lake10 Frost flowers in the Arctic Ocean11 Emerald ice on Baikal Lake, Russia12 A frozen pond in Japan13 Behind Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, US14 Baikal Lake In RussiaFollow the writer tweets as @SanyaHoon

Source: Hindustan Times August 23, 2016 02:48 UTC