LAST WEEK'S ice storm that blanketed parts of central and southern Oklahoma brings a bittersweet beauty to the backyard of Tina Fausett of Oklahoma City. Fausett shared this picture via her sister, Neighborhood Chef Sherry Muchmore.

EASTERN CEDAR berries are a food source for many bird species including this northern mockingbird photographed by Becki Sheets.

YOU THINK YOU are tired of the snow? Imagine flying hundreds of miles south to escape it only to have it catch up! Becki Sheets caught these American White Pelicans commiserating below Kaw Dam.

RING-NECKED PHEASANT roosters are caught in an unguarded moment by Becki Sheets. She found them dining in a field west of Ponca City.

THEY MAY BE champion Welsh Corgis with registered names longer than they are; but the snow brings out the pure play in Nancy Vanden Bos' three; known by their call names Merlin; Dorrie and Annie. Moments after Vanden Bos took this photo; the three were a tangle of rolling; pouncing pups

A FOX SPARROW makes a charming picture when surrounded by the ice crystals from Sunday's freezing fog. Fox sparrows are endearing little birds that make quite a racket tossing leaves and other ground debris as they forage on the ground making them vulnerable to cats and other predators. This is an American sparrow species photographed by Becki Sheets.

THIS RUFOUS-SIDED Towhee might be wishing Becki Sheets would build a fire with the firewood he is perched on rather than take his picture.