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Snow-covered trees along an empty stretch of the A9 are seen near Dunkeld in Perthshire, Scotland December 23, 2010.
View of Rotterdam covered by snow on Christmas Day on December 25, 2010.
A worker cleans an ice sculpture of pagodas prior to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang province December 25, 2010. The 27th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will kick off on January 5, 2011, according to local media.
A man pulls his child on a sledge through downtown Bonn December 24, 2010. Fresh snow forecasts threatened to prolong chaos caused by a cold snap in parts of Europe.
A dog plays in a snow covered park in Vitoria December 24, 2010.
Cars are seen stuck along a snow covered country road near Arras, after heavy snow fell in Northern France December 24, 2010. Heavy snow and frigid temperatures caused further disruption across northern Europe on Monday stranding travellers, snarling traffic.
A tractor removes a truck blocked by the snow on December 24, 2010 near Arras, northern France after heavy snowfalls. The cold hit air, rail and road transport across a swathe of Europe, with thousands of travellers forced to spend the night in trains or barracks, on ferries or in airports as the snow piled up.
Planes sit on the tarmac at Zaventem airport in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 24, 2010. A new crop of snow caused air traffic chaos in Belgium on Friday, with its main airport either canceling or delaying many flights.
People play in snow at the Trocadero Square near the Eiffel Tower on December 24, 2010 in Paris. The cold hit air, rail and road transport across a swathe of Europe, with thousands of travellers forced to spend the night in trains or barracks, on ferries or in airports as the snow piled up.
A child slides on a snow hill at the Trocadero Square near the Eiffel Tower on December 24, 2010 in Paris. The cold hit air, rail and road transport across a swathe of Europe, with thousands of travellers forced to spend the night in trains or barracks, on ferries or in airports as the snow piled up.
BRECON, WALES - DECEMBER 24: Children toboggan in front of a snow covered Pen-y-Fan in the Brecon Beacons on December 24, 2010 in Brecon, Wales.
A woman walks her dog along a snow covered promenade at Wallasey in front of the Liverpool skyline, northwestern England, on December 19, 2010. London Heathrow, the world's busiest international passenger airport, remained paralysed on December 19 due to snowfalls that wrecked Christmas commuter plans in Britain. While other airports around the kingdom were able to open, Britain's main air hub was struggling to clear ice that formed overnight, leaving thousands stranded in the terminals. In Lancashire, northwest England, hundreds of people had to spend the night in their cars after an accident blocked the main north-south motorway.
A picture taken on December 20, 2010 shows the Champs de Mars covered by snow and the Eiffel Tower illuminated.
BRECON, WALES - DECEMBER 24: A snow covered Pen-y-Fan in the Brecon Beacons on December 24, 2010 in Brecon, Wales.
BRECON, WALES - DECEMBER 24: Sheep in front of the snow covered Black Mountains on December 24, 2010 in Brecon, Wales.
A squirrel runs through the snow in Saint James' Park, central London, on December 18, 2010. Britain was hit on December 18 by more blizzards that shut down one major airport and forced airlines to scrap flights on what is traditionally the busiest weekend for travellers before Christmas. London Gatwick, Europe's eighth-busiest passenger airport, shut its runway until at least 1500 GMT, warning that 'further significant snowfall' was expected.
Pedestrians walk on the snow-covered Pont-des-Arts bridge on December 20, 2010 in Paris, as heavy snow disrupt the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent's biggest airports to close.
A woman and her dog look at snow on a snow-covered Pont-Neuf bridge, on December 20, 2010 in Paris, as heavy snow disrupt the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent's biggest airports to close.
Pedestrians walk on the snow-covered pavement in front of the Louvre's Museum pyramid, on December 20, 2010 in Paris, as heavy snow disrupt the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe, forcing the continent's biggest airports to close.
A cat runs through a snow covered garden in Dortmund December 24, 2010.
Cars and trucks are seen stuck along a snow covered road at Raillencourt near Cambrai, after heavy snow fell in northern France December 24, 2010. Heavy snow and frigid temperatures continue across northern Europe, stranding travellers and snarling traffic.
A woman crosses a bridge on the Niviglio river under a breve snow strorm on December 1, 2010 in Robecco sul Naviglio, near Milano. Snow falls didn't disturb the air traffic in north of Italy. Heavy snowfalls hit Milan and the Lombardy region of northern Italy on Wednesday.
A man sweeps snow away from his car in Dortmund December 24, 2010. Snow and freezing temperatures grounded flights and interrupt trains across northern Europe, with travellers trying to get away for Christmas set to be frustrated further with more severe weather on the horizon.
A worker walks on a snow sculpture featuring camels prior to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, in Heilongjiang province December 24, 2010. The 27th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will kick off on January 5, 2011, according to local media.
Visitors skate past holiday displays on a quarter-mile track in the outfield at Progressive Field in Cleveland Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. The Cleveland Indians turned their summer home into a winter attraction called "Snow Days" featuring ice skating, snow tubing and piles of natural and artificial snow.
Snow covers a street near the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium, early Friday, Dec. 24, 2010.
A car is driven down a snow-covered country lane in Strangford, Northern Ireland, on December 23, 2010. Britain has been experiencing one of its harshest winters, with temperatures dipping to record lows and unusually heavy snowfalls forcing the closure of airports in London, which has the world's largest city airspace. Dublin airport was to shut until at least 1330 GMT after heavy snow covered the runway.
Puppy's R-litter 6 weeks old
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