Parting shots!

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🍂

Photo: Ashley Corso Check out this stunning snap of a November afternoon inside Manhattan's Madison Square Park, taken by reader Ashley Corso.

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🌌 Starry night

Photo: Aaron McKay Soak up this sky full of stars, captured by reader Aaron McKay in Peterson, Utah.

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Pic du jour

Photo: Linda Elie Flamingos walk at sunset in this photo captured by reader Linda Elie on Ecuador's Floreana Island.

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🍂 Autumn sunset

Photo: Chris Barr A perfect fall evening at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Mo., sent by readers Chris and Lisa Barr.

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📷 Parting shot!

Photo: Mike Walker Tonight's stunner comes from the backyard of reader Mike Walker in Cornville, Maine. "We had a slight sprinkle, and then this rainbow emerged."

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📸 Parting shot!

Photo: Bryan Carlson "Grateful for this view that greeted my family upon arrival in Mequon, Wis.  We are visiting relatives for Thanksgiving and already enjoying the 40-degree temperature difference compared with home!" —Bryan Carlson, Anaheim Hills, Calif.

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🌆 Parting shot!

Photo: Justin Joy This brilliantly orange sky over the Mississippi River was captured by reader Justin Joy from Memphis.

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❄️ Parting shot!

Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Three seagulls stand on a snow embankment on the shore of Lake Erie in Erie, Pennsylvania, yesterday. Send your best cold-weather shots to finishline@axios.com to be featured in future editions of the newsletter.

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🌲 Parting shot!

Photo: Donna Leavitt Soak up this stunning scene, captured by reader Donna Leavitt of Sugar Hill, N.H., on her commute to work.

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🐦 Winter down south

Photo: Mary Jo Martin Check out this awesome photo from reader Mary Jo Martin of Houston: "While southeast Texas generally does not get very cold, we do have our share of visitors from the north who want to warm up. One of my favorite shots is of these snow geese at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge," she writes.

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🌊 Parting shot!

Photo: Joan Orman The sun sets over Lake Superior in this shot taken by reader Joan Orman from the snowy beaches of Ontonagon, Mich.

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🏙️ Parting shot!

Photo: Sreejit Mohan The Boston skyline is seen through branches in this sunset captured by reader Sreejit Mohan from his hometown of Arlington, Mass.

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❄️ Parting shot!

Photo: Matthew Beaver Check out this idyllic December scene. Reader Matthew Beaver tells us he snapped this pic of his home in Salisbury, N.C., after an unexpected snow flurry.

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📷 Parting shot

Photo: VCG via Getty Images Sculptors carve snow into the Monkey King character from a Chinese video game, "Black Myth: Wukong," at the 37th Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Heilongjiang, China's northernmost province.

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❄️ Streak broken!

Photo: Jay Yampolsky Reader Jay Yampolsky sent us this stunning winter snap about two weeks ago. It was after the first snow in Charlotte, N.C., in over 1,000 days.

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🌇 Parting shot!

Photo: Louise Farrell This fiery shot of the Boston skyline at sunset was captured by reader Louise Farrell while taking a stroll with her daughter-in-law in Winthrop, Mass.

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⛰️ Parting shot!

Photo: Carling Spelhaug Check out this stunning shot of the snowy twin peaks of Mt. Sopris in Colorado, captured by reader Carling Spelhaug.

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🔥 Parting shot!

Photo: Rebecca Boulos Winter in a photo — captured by reader Rebecca Boulos in Durham, Maine.

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📸 Pic du jour

Photo: Lynn King The first stunner of '25 comes from reader Lynn King. This shot of the sun setting over the Gulf of Mexico was taken from Bonita Springs, Fla., over the weekend.

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🌅 Parting shot!

Photo: Joan Orman A winter sunset, captured by reader Joan Orman on the shores of Lake Superior in Ontonagon, Mich.

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👒 Parting shot!

Photo: Bonnie Datta Reader Bonnie Datta wrote the perfect caption for this photo she sent from Phuket, Thailand: "Sun wears a hat as it emerges from the Andaman Sea."

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1 for the road

Photo: Andy Wong/AP Visitors tour towering ice structures in Harbin, China, this week. Photo: Andy Wong/AP ps:Looks more like 2 for the road!! 😄

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🌊 Parting shot!

Photo: Sophie Cicale Stunner of the day: Reader Sophie Cicale of Hampton Bays, N.Y., sends this photo — taken today — of Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway, a network of around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns jutting out of the sea. This natural marvel was formed by volcanic activity some 50 million years ago, according to UNESCO.

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📷 Parting shot

Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Shila Barnett, a tourist from Oklahoma City, photographs a U.S. Capitol snow sculpture yesterday, with the actual Capitol in the background. The West Front is decorated with flags ahead of Monday's inauguration. More photos of inauguration preparations.