søppelbøtte søppelbøtte søppelbøtte : that's rubbish bin (x 3, obviously) in Norwegian. Looks like a nice word don't it?

Thanks to Romy for these delightful portrait pics. From the looks of things the Norway boys are doing a good job - barely a bit of protruding litter in sight.

SNOW: INFORMER: THERE'S LOTS OF IT ABOUT. Dogs love it, especially labradors, cos it reminds them of home.

AN APPROPRIATELY WINTERY SCENE FROM MR. BEN WYKES HERE. This semi snow-clad one was spotted in London, where the world operates from.... until it snows. London is now closed until further notice. Thanks.

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. Where bins are called утра.... yeah, us neither.

Nice tannenbaum Moscow, keep up the good work.

HAWAY THE LADS.

This composition was spotted by Mr. J. Foreman in Newcastle, the city that has more fun the colder it gets... or so it would seem.

It is certainly the best dressed bin we've seen in some time.