People across the north and north-east have been sharing their beautiful snaps of the wintry conditions outside.
A blanket of snow has fallen across the Cairngorms and much of the Highlands away from the coast.
While it has caused issues for some – with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning – others have taken the opportunity to take a few cold snaps.
Among them were Grant Moir, chief executive of the Cairngorms National Park Authority, who tweeted a number of pictures from his home in Grantown.
First ⛄️ snowman of the year. Was called an abomination by my youngest. Harsh but fair. pic.twitter.com/vVFvMDfgSt
— Grant Moir (@cairngormsCEO) December 4, 2020
Tim Hall in Aviemore put a series of pictures of the snow in his garden up on Twitter this morning.
More snow this morning.#aviemore #cairngorms #scotwinter #dogsoftwitter @Michael_A_Cutts pic.twitter.com/oBghpJan5U
— Tim Hall (@outinthehills) December 4, 2020
Kathryn McCulloch spotted a pheasant walking through the snow outside her front door in Aberdeenshire.
#ThisMorning Snowing in Aberdeenshire. View from my front door just now! pic.twitter.com/doHyAF2ahX
— Kathryn McCulloch (@KathrynMcCulloc) December 4, 2020
Some very brave swimmers from SwimWildUK decided to take the plunge in Loch Insh, near Aviemore, this morning when temperatures were approaching 0°C.
Pitch dark and heavy snow when we arrived for our pre-sunrise swim this morning @lochinshoutdoor 💙❄️💙
-5 air temperature overnight but a bit warmer at 0.9 degrees this morning! Water temp 3.6 degrees C.
#winterswimming #snow #lochinsh #cairngorms pic.twitter.com/PrDIBySuMh— SwimWild (@SwimWildUK) December 4, 2020
Over on Facebook, David Macleod put up an atmospheric black-and-white photograph of Kingussie in the Highlands.
The Inverness Mobile Operations Manager, who works with Network Rail, tweeted photos of conditions at the Slochd Summit mountain pass.
At the Slochd this morning. Had to dig the van back out!! 😂😂@ScotRail @NetworkRailSCOT @susanevans73 @AlexHynes pic.twitter.com/rA7dS317d1
— InvernessMOM (@InvernessMom) December 4, 2020
A shot taken from the snow cameras at the Lecht Ski Centre in Aberdeenshire was shared by @ALancashireLad.
This is at Corgarf near Cock bridge today on the A939 towards the Lecht Ski centre. Picture off the snow cameras. #aberdeenshire #lecht pic.twitter.com/hdvuOYIo7i
— A Lancashire Lad (@ALancashirelad) December 4, 2020
Katy McNeil shared a picture of the tree in her garden in Aviemore looking perfect for the festive season.
😂 Aviemore. Our tree decorated itself for Christmas this morning. pic.twitter.com/xVhadDRXqx
— Katy McNeil (@ktmcnl) December 4, 2020
And @HiortHebrides put up a gorgeous shot of the snow surrounding Loch Morlich near Aviemore, without any footprints to break up the smooth surface.
Loch Morlich nr Aviemore 4 December pic.twitter.com/ABAUtxv9wJ
— Neach-gearain 🇮🇱 🏴 🇮🇸 🇳🇴 (@HiortHebrides) December 4, 2020