Snowfall

With the Washington Monument in the background, bundled up people walk through the snow on the National Mall in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.



Jackdaws sit in the snow as Mount Matterhorn (4478m/14687ft) is pictured behind, near the Swiss mountain resort of Zermatt December 14, 2010. Picture taken on December 14, 2010.



Bundled up people visit the Lincoln Memorial in the snow in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.



Workers clean the pitch from snow prior to the Europa League Group B soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid in Leverkusen, Germany, Thursday, Dec.16, 2010.



A worker removes snow from the pitch prior to the Europa League Group B soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid in Leverkusen, Germany, Thursday, Dec.16, 2010.



Women walk in the snow in Blida, Algeria December 16, 2010.



A couple takes pictures of the snow-covered town of Blida, Algeria December 16, 2010.



Snow-covered bicycles are seen after snowfall at Dusseldorf airport December 16, 2010. Heavy snowfall has caused serious traffic jams and numerous minor traffic accidents all over Germany on Thursday.



A man jogs along a road under snowfall in Washington, DC, on December 16, 2010. Weather forecasters said a winter storm is expected to bring as much as three inches of snow to the Washington area.



Two men jog along snow covered path near the US Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 16, 2010. Weather forecasters said a winter storm is expected to bring as much as three inches of snow to the Washington area.



A woman walks under snowfall near the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 16, 2010. Weather forecasters said a winter storm is expected to bring as much as three inches of snow to the Washington area.



A cyclist rides under a snowfall in Washington, DC, on December 16, 2010. Weather forecasters said a winter storm is expected to bring as much as three inches of snow to the Washington area.



A woman walks under snowfall in Silver Spring, Maryland, on December 16, 2010. Weather forecasters said a winter storm is expected to bring as much as three inches of snow to the Washington area.



Freshly fallen snow covers the traditional Christmas Market in Frankfurt, central Germany when snow fell all over Germany on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.


source: Daylife
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