Tree leaves and air bubbles freeze in Constitution Gardens in downtown Washington DC on Monday.Andrew Harnik (AP)Buffalo resident Daniel Shafer walks along a snow-covered street.Craig Ruttle (AP)Jacek Zavora plays ice hockey on the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial in the center of the US capital.Andrew Harnik (AP)Buffalo's Main Street on Monday.Craig Ruttle (AP)Shelters from the "Orange Tents" project under a bridge in Chicago on December 22. This citizen initiative works to provide protection to homeless people through infrastructure whose original purpose is fishing on frozen lakes. They replace other tents and makeshift shelters that are not suitable for Chicago temperatures.Erin Hooley (AP)A volunteer from the "Orange Tents" project delivers propane tanks to Peter Zielinski, one of the shelter users, to be used in a portable heater on December 22, 2022.Erin Hooley (AP)The buildings of downtown Chicago, blurred behind the snow and steam of Lake Michigan, as seen from Montrose, December 23.Erin Hooley (AP)Birds shelter from the cold in a dumpster in Chicago.Erin Hooley (AP)
