PHOTOGRAPHY: BEAUTIFUL SNOW IN 2009-2010

A paperboy is seen after falling from his bike after snowfall in London, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A boy slides down a hill on a plastic disk December 22, 2009 in New York’s Central Park. The winter storm that swept through the East Coast over the weekend caused problems for travelers but brought fun for winter enthusiasts. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)



Children play with snow in the middle of the traffic roundabout at Columbus Circle in New York December 20, 2009. Heavy snowfall blanketed the East Coast on Saturday, disrupting public transport and air travel, and hampering holiday shoppers on the last weekend before Christmas. REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)



Deer are pictured in the snow in Knole park, Sevenoaks, Kent, on December 18, 2009. Two London airports closed by heavy snowfall were reopened Friday, but forecasters warned of a repeat of the bad weather that caused traffic chaos and closed schools across south and east England. As Britain enters the busy Christmas and New Year holiday season, the runways at Gatwick and Luton were shut overnight after they were covered in a blanket of snow. Flights were operating again by mid-morning. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)



A woman walks in a park during a heavy snowfall in the centre of Sofia, December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA – Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)



A man walks in the street during a snowstorm in Quebec City December 9, 2009. According to Environment Canada wind gusts have reached speed of up to 100km/h. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA ENVIRONMENT)



The Loch Ness Monster appears in snow form on Brighton Beach, Brighton, southern England, on December 18, 2009. Two London airports closed by heavy snowfall were reopened Friday, but forecasters warned of a repeat of the bad weather that caused traffic chaos and closed schools across south and east England. As Britain enters the busy Christmas and New Year holiday season, the runways at Gatwick and Luton were shut overnight after they were covered in a blanket of snow. Flights were operating again by mid-morning. AFP PHOTO/Glyn Kirk (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)



Footprints can be seen on the snow outside Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral as freezing weather hit large parts of Spain causing flight and train delays, December 21, 2009. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)



A man comes up from the icy water of a lake in Minsk, December 20, 2009. Belarussian ice swimmers, known as “walruses”, believe that their hobby helps to build up resistance to many illnesses and is crucial for surviving the long winter. REUTERS/Vladimir Nikolsky (BELARUS – Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)



TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Karin ZEITVOGEL A tourist flashes down the 20-foot ice slide at Gaylord National’s ICE! exhibit, a 15,000-square foot winter wonderland created from 2 million pounds of ice, at National Harbor in Fort Washington, MD, December 18, 2009. AFP PHOTO /Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)



TOPSHOTS An Orthodox priest walks in snow in front of frescos of Mykhaylo Gold Domes Cathedral in Kiev on December 21, 2009, after heavy snow fall in Ukrainian capital. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images)



Snow covers the a decorated tree in front of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)



Snow-covered gondolas, seen, moored in Venice’s lagoon, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. Cold weather with temperatures below zero and heavy snow fall affected Italy and central Europe Saturday. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)



Walkers in New York survey a snowy Central Park on December 21, 2009. A record-breaking snowstorm closed airports and roadways across the northeastern United States over the weekend, putting a damper on the holiday’s biggest shopping weekend and creating travel chaos. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO / Alex OGLE (Photo credit should read Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)



LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 16: A deer sits in the snow in Richmond Park on December 16, 2009 in London, England. A cold weather front is due to bring snow to parts of the country today with temperatures falling to as little as -4C according to the Met office. Heavier snow is expected in the capital towards the end of the week. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)



With horse racing in the Britain badly hit by the severe winter weather the gallops at Middleham, England took on a Christmas card look as the Pennines, low rising mountain range, surrounding the gallops were covered with deep snow Monday Dec. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/John Giles/PA Wire) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE **