Bobby Reuter and Tiger Winston, of Commack, decided to build a unique snow fort to house their virtual learning classes.  Credit: Newsday / Reece Williams/Reece Williams

The snow has clearly been thrilling to Long Islanders, many of whom may have been left wanting after last year’s lack of snow.

Commack teens Bobby Reuter and Tiger Winston created their own remote-schooling igloo, complete with desk, chairs, electricity and stockpiled seltzer. You can see photos and a video of their creation here.

Wildlife beckoned older readers, and a field of flags memorializing pandemic victims captured the lens of a Bayville resident.

The younger set seemed content to play, whether skating or building snowmen and "snowcats" across the Island.

Five-year-old twins Asiya and Nadine Ashmawy made their first snowman ever, their own "Olaf," who got a carrot nose and grape eyes with a stick smile and twiggy arms.

"Every day since, they have gone outside to give Olaf a hug and check to see if he has melted," says their mom, Davina Elliott of East Meadow.

We’re certain many here on Long Island are wondering just the same thing — but not for the same reason as the twins.

Scroll on to see these photos and more.

SURF'S UP.

"I call myself a birder with a camera," says Lisa...

"I call myself a birder with a camera," says Lisa Wollerstein. Indeed! She captured these wave-surfing long-tailed ducks in December at the West End of Jones Beach. Using a 600 mm lens, Wollerstein explains that she was standing on a ridge at low-tide, maybe a hundred feet from the ducks. "Nature's beautiful — get out there," she advises. | Photo by Lisa Wollerstein of Commack

HITTING THE ICE.

"Hockey skate" was the battle cry of Dean, 2, who...

"Hockey skate" was the battle cry of Dean, 2, who skated for the first time in January at Marjorie Post Community Park in Massapequa. "He loved it!" his mom, Lauren St. Lucia, tells Newsday of the outing with her husband, Paul, and other children, Sienna and Paul. | Photo by Lauren St. Lucia of East Meadow

HUGS AND "KISSES."

Autumn made this "snowcat" so that the family's snowman wouldn't...

Autumn made this "snowcat" so that the family's snowman wouldn't be lonely, reports her mother, Candice Blackmore, who snapped this photo Feb. 1. "The snow cat reminds me of my cat, Winter," says Autumn, 10, a student at Mount Sinai Middle School. "I named the snowcat 'Kisses' because I used Hershey Kisses for his eyes!" | Photo by Candice Blackmore of Mount Sinai

LIKE MAGIC.

Witch hazel blooms in January in Adam Bundy and James...

Witch hazel blooms in January in Adam Bundy and James Marshall's  Shelter Island garden. "Every winter has its spring," says Bundy. The witch hazel also smells wonderful, he adds, "they have a spicy fragrance." | Photo by Adam Bundy of Shelter Island

EASY AS I-2-3.

Neighborhood cheer was the idea behind the snowmen created by the...

Neighborhood cheer was the idea behind the snowmen created by the Frank brothers, from left, Dylan, 4, Logan, 9, and Ryan, 7. "It's been awhile since we've had a really big snowstorm, so we took full advantage!" says their mother, Delia Frank. "We spent most of the day outside building snowmen, sledding and having snowball fights. It was a really great few days of snow." That was surely welcome fun for the boys' essential-worker parents: Mom is a nurse and Dad, Richard, works for National Grid. | Photo by Delia Frank of Holtsville

CATCHING THE WAVE.

Michele Primavera took this photo at Cupsogue Beach in late...

Michele Primavera took this photo at Cupsogue Beach in late January. "I was freezing my buns off, but it was worth it," Primavera says of the day at the beach with family looking for seals. They saw one, then most of the group went to warm up. The rest continued walking, with Primavera shooting photos along the way. | Photo by Michele Primavera of Massapequa

FLUFFY STUFF.

Katie Scherer describes her 7-year-old dog, Madsen, as "serious" about snowy...

Katie Scherer describes her 7-year-old dog, Madsen, as "serious" about snowy playtime. "She will run around doing laps, try to catch the snowballs I throw, and bury her toys in the snow," Scherer says. Madsen's is committed, too. "When it's time to go in, she will just lay down in the snow and not budge. I have to tempt her with a 'snowball treat' just to get her inside." | Photo by Katie Scherer of East Northport

MELT YOUR HEART.

Davina Elliott, took a portrait of her just-turned-5-years-old twins Asiya...

Davina Elliott, took a portrait of her just-turned-5-years-old twins Asiya and Nadine Ashmawy in front of their home on Jan. 2. "After the snowstorm, the girls were urging me to take them outside to make an 'Olaf,' a character in their favorite movie, 'Frozen.'" It was the first time the girls had made a snowman, and they were very excited, she said. "They rolled the snow into balls and I helped!"  They put a carrot nose, grape eyes and stick smile and arms on Olaf. "Every day since, they have gone outside to give Olaf a hug and check to see if he has melted," says their mom. | Photo by Davina Elliott of East Meadow

SOMBER TRIBUTE.

"After hiking in the woods with my wife, Caroline, I...

"After hiking in the woods with my wife, Caroline, I wanted to go over to the Village Hall to take a photo of this tribute," J.P. Bourke says of the "somber tribute" at Bayville Village Hall. Each flag was placed in remembrance of a Nassau County resident who has died as a result of contracting COVID-19. Bourke says he posted the photo on Instagram "so that other Bayville-ites could see it, too." | Photo by J.P. Bourke of Bayville

COOL AT SCHOOL.

Clockwise from top: Bobby Reuter, right, and Tiger Winston used recycling bins as a mold for the "bricks" of their snow fort they built in Commack. “We were going to build a snowman, but that was too boring,” says Reuter. (Photo by Robert Reuter) The used a lacrosse rebounder for the roof. (Photo by Robert Reuter) Then outfitted it with electricity and brought in chairs and laptops for their remote-schooling at The Stony Brook School. (Photo by Linda Reuter)

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