It may be bright and sunny in Texas but the northern States of the U.S. are still covered in snow and ice.

Here is a few snaps taken earlier this week at some 39,000 feet high over Pennsylvania while on board my United Airlines flight UA 96 travelling from London Heathrow to George Bush International Airport in Houston, Texas.

Like ice fingers – three icebound lakes in Pennsylvania.

A winter scene at 39,000 feet high over Pennsylvania.

An ice-covered river in Pennsylvania.