Weather, wildlife and wonder: Your pictures of 2022

25 December 2022

Throughout 2022 we asked readers to send in their pictures on a variety of given themes. Here is a selection of the best we received from around the world.

Shelley Stotler: "Maizie looking at me while I'm looking at her from outside the window. Maizie is a very good watchdog! She's always on the lookout for neighbourhood dogs and cats - and me, when coming and going."

Shelley Stotler A dog at the window — Shelley Stotler: "Maizie looking at me while I'm looking at her from outside the window. Maizie is a very good watchdog! She's always on the lookout for neighbourhood dogs and cats - and me, when coming and going."

Isabella Cook: "While my sister sits next to the pilot, she takes in the views of the breathtaking San Juan islands of Washington from a seaplane."

Isabella Cook View from inside a a light aircraft — Isabella Cook: "While my sister sits next to the pilot, she takes in the views of the breathtaking San Juan islands of Washington from a seaplane."

Irina Petrova Adamatzky: "A toy cyclist is taking a ride on mountains made of rye bread and cream cheese - ecotourism and healthy eating concept."

Irina Petrova Adamatzky Toy cyclist — Irina Petrova Adamatzky: "A toy cyclist is taking a ride on mountains made of rye bread and cream cheese - ecotourism and healthy eating concept."

Harald Loeffler: "After a fresh snowfall, you can see where and how animals have made their way, stopping to rest among the freshly fallen aspen leaves in California's high country."

Harald Loeffler Leaves and footprints on snow — Harald Loeffler: "After a fresh snowfall, you can see where and how animals have made their way, stopping to rest among the freshly fallen aspen leaves in California's high country."

Carolyn Howe: "A -25C walk with frozen eyelashes, Alberta, Canada."

Carolyn Howe Woman with frozen eyelashes — Carolyn Howe: "A -25C walk with frozen eyelashes, Alberta, Canada."

Scott Antcliffe: “Capturing light trails under the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle.”

Scott Antcliffe Light trails under an empty Tyne Bridge in Newcastle — Scott Antcliffe: “Capturing light trails under the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle.”

Michael Cummins: “Early daffodils blooming in Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield, during lockdown.”

Michael Cummins Early daffodils blooming in a glowing, Spital Cemetery (Chesterfield) — Michael Cummins: “Early daffodils blooming in Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield, during lockdown.”

Laura Booth: "A blue tit against a blue sky on a cold winter's morning."

Laura Booth Blue tit on a branch — Laura Booth: "A blue tit against a blue sky on a cold winter's morning."

Rachael Blakey: "The shadow of a tiny snake hidden under a leaf."

Rachael Blakey Shadow of a snake — Rachael Blakey: "The shadow of a tiny snake hidden under a leaf."

Jenni Harrison sent in this portrait of her daughter - a cloaked figure among the bare woodland

Jenni Harrison A girl in the woods — Jenni Harrison sent in this portrait of her daughter - a cloaked figure among the bare woodland

Clive Tobin: "Need to work on camouflage"

Clive Tobin Ladybird — Clive Tobin: "Need to work on camouflage"

Susan Cook: "Early last spring, after cutting my hair, I decided to put the trimmings out for the birds in the garden busily collecting supplies and building their nests. This little robin seemed very taken with my offering, and flew down many times to fill her beak. Later, come autumn, I found her nest, hidden in some ivy. It was completely and cosily lined with my white hair."

Susan Cook Robin, with hair in beak — Susan Cook: "Early last spring, after cutting my hair, I decided to put the trimmings out for the birds in the garden busily collecting supplies and building their nests. This little robin seemed very taken with my offering, and flew down many times to fill her beak. Later, come autumn, I found her nest, hidden in some ivy. It was completely and cosily lined with my white hair."

Feldore McHugh: "Aberdeen Peepshow: no matter their age, no-one can resist peeping through a hole in the fence around a construction site to see what's going on!"

Feldore McHugh Man peeping through barriers — Feldore McHugh: "Aberdeen Peepshow: no matter their age, no-one can resist peeping through a hole in the fence around a construction site to see what's going on!"

Jane Williams sent in this picture on the theme of exercise

Jane Williams Man walking his dog — Jane Williams sent in this picture on the theme of exercise

Ronald Timms sent in this picture titled, Dance me to the end of love: "These two girls enjoying, and taking part in, the evening entertainment in Piazza Navona just summed up our feelings that day. Taken the day after our 50th anniversary, on our first-ever trip to Rome, it just seemed right to borrow the title from Leonard Cohen."

Ronald Timms Dancing in Piazza Navona, Rome — Ronald Timms sent in this picture titled, Dance me to the end of love: "These two girls enjoying, and taking part in, the evening entertainment in Piazza Navona just summed up our feelings that day. Taken the day after our 50th anniversary, on our first-ever trip to Rome, it just seemed right to borrow the title from Leonard Cohen."

Daniel J Castelli: "A resident in our town, of Portland, Connecticut, built a replica of the Doctor's Tardis. It served as a tiny, free library. By photographing it at night, on film, I eliminated a distracting, messy background."

Daniel J Castelli Tardis and library, Portland, Connecticut — Daniel J Castelli: "A resident in our town, of Portland, Connecticut, built a replica of the Doctor's Tardis. It served as a tiny, free library. By photographing it at night, on film, I eliminated a distracting, messy background."

Alexandros Kallias: "Silhouettes of people taking a stroll by the sea in Thessaloniki (Greece) depicted as 'human sculptures'"

Alexandros Kallias Human figures — Alexandros Kallias: "Silhouettes of people taking a stroll by the sea in Thessaloniki (Greece) depicted as 'human sculptures'"

Eugene Resh sent in this picture, which he titled "In the midst of it"

Eugene Resh Sculpture surrounded by blurred people — Eugene Resh sent in this picture, which he titled "In the midst of it"

Raj Padia took this picture of the Bandra Worli Sea Link in Mumbai, India

Raj Padia Bandra Worli Sea Link — Raj Padia took this picture of the Bandra Worli Sea Link in Mumbai, India

Krzysztof Suchnicki: "This park in Wroclaw, Poland, is always full of rooks during winter"

Krzysztof Suchnicki Birds in a tree — Krzysztof Suchnicki: "This park in Wroclaw, Poland, is always full of rooks during winter"

Louise Moon: "I'd been wanting to try this photographic set-up for ages. You take photos of a lightbulb with an indoor sparkler behind it to make it look like its cracking with energy. It took lots of trial and error to get the sparkler in the right place, but I was really pleased with the final result."

Louise Moon Light bulb and sparkler — Louise Moon: "I'd been wanting to try this photographic set-up for ages. You take photos of a lightbulb with an indoor sparkler behind it to make it look like its cracking with energy. It took lots of trial and error to get the sparkler in the right place, but I was really pleased with the final result."

Adam Berry: "I love the way this image has a 'wow' factor. It was taken free-diving, without tanks, on a single breath. The scuba divers give a feeling of how deep it is - then you look at the bottom and see my friend sitting on the rock, that's when the 'wow' comes in. To think he can go that deep in one breath gives a real sense of how far he went and what it takes. At that depth, your lungs are squeezed from the pressure and it almost feels like they are empty."

Adam Berry Free-divers — Adam Berry: "I love the way this image has a 'wow' factor. It was taken free-diving, without tanks, on a single breath. The scuba divers give a feeling of how deep it is - then you look at the bottom and see my friend sitting on the rock, that's when the 'wow' comes in. To think he can go that deep in one breath gives a real sense of how far he went and what it takes. At that depth, your lungs are squeezed from the pressure and it almost feels like they are empty."

Carl Gibbons: "Even at midnight, the concrete carries the heat of the day"

Carl Gibbons Light through an open window — Carl Gibbons: "Even at midnight, the concrete carries the heat of the day"

Robert Mazelow Mess from spilt cooking — Robert Mazelow: "A cooking nightmare"

Court Richards: "A lady walks quietly through the golden autumn colours in a Paris park"

Court Richards Woman in a park — Court Richards: "A lady walks quietly through the golden autumn colours in a Paris park"

Feldore McHugh: "The barrier of a fence wasn't going to stop this little dog from seeing what was going on on the other side"

Feldore McHugh Dog looking under a fence — Feldore McHugh: "The barrier of a fence wasn't going to stop this little dog from seeing what was going on on the other side"

Phoebe Dill: "Cumbrian summers can be filled with a lot of rain and grey skies, which hold their own beauty, but when the sun comes out it is glorious"

Phoebe Dill Woman jumping on a beach — Phoebe Dill: "Cumbrian summers can be filled with a lot of rain and grey skies, which hold their own beauty, but when the sun comes out it is glorious"

Eric Matthews: "Walking back to the car park at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the late afternoon light on this sculpture by Robert Indiana was perfect"

Eric Matthews LOVE scuplture, Yorkshire Sculpture Park — Eric Matthews: "Walking back to the car park at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the late afternoon light on this sculpture by Robert Indiana was perfect"

The next theme is "open doors" and the deadline for entries is 10 January 2023.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the website.

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