Winter arrived in Toronto officially on December 21st, but while we received a heaping of snow post-Christmas, frigid temperatures are a more recent development. And, as befits our reputation, we as a city love to complain about it all. But, you know what? We also love to snap photos of winter, presumably seeking some sort of comfort in the aesthetic merits of freshly fallen snow. So, in that vein, here's a sample of some of the great shotsour Instagram followershave uploaded over the last day or so under the hashtag#winterTO.

Lead photo byelle_spoon.

Photo bynobrainnoplan

Photo byxcannedx

Photo bytoutpetite

Photo bymisstraceynolan

Photo bySoTeeOh

Photo bymaralouise

Photo byanitapita

Photo byseana702.

Photo byamelakh

Photo byblogTO

Photo bySoTeeOh

Photo byc_felts

Photo byumhop

Photo bynot2bling

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