Launching hopes and prayers

Launching hopes and prayers

Sky lanterns take flight during the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand (© Suttipong Sutiratanachai/Getty Images)

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Nov. 8, 2023West Indian manatees, Crystal River
Nov. 8, 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
Nov. 8, 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States

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Jun. 16, 2024Happy Fathers Day!
Jan. 6, 2024Vermilion Lakes, Banff
Nov. 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Jul. 17, 2025Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
Beauty by the bay
Where are these illuminated walkways?
The lungs of Earth
Oct. 17, 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
Rainbow around the sun
Apr. 14, 2026Common clownfish in a sea anemone, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
Jul. 29, 2025International Tiger Day
Positively purple peaks
Dec. 16, 2024Salzburg, Austria
Mar. 17, 2024St. Patricks Day
Feb. 8, 2024Mount Hood, Oregon
A delightfully ornate Easter display
Look up, incoming…
May 18, 2024International Museum Day
Two hungry baby beavers
Apr. 4, 2026Black grouse males, Estonia
Oct. 12, 2025Village of Saranac Lake, New York, United States
Jul. 15, 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
Say hello to these halophytes!
Aug. 31, 2025Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska, United States
Warm light through an ancient forest
Floating mailboxes
Jun 28, 2026Saguaro cacti, Windgate Pass, McDowell Range, Arizona, USA
One giant leap for mankind
Apr. 10, 2026Siblings Day
Celebrating Canada and Englands common bond