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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Dec. 28, 2025Black-and-white ruffed lemur in Madagascar
Feb. 24, 2024Almond trees in full bloom, California
Apr. 24, 2026Arbor Day
A blue-tiful island
Mar. 21, 2025Happy International Day of Forests!
Oct. 21, 2025Happy Diwali!
Aug. 20, 2023International Lighthouse Weekend
Sep. 19, 2023Splügen Pass, Switzerland
Mar. 27, 2026World Theatre Day
Sep. 1, 2024River Thames, London, England
A temple to treasure
Feb. 28, 2025Bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, United States
Aug. 9, 2024International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Aug. 30, 2025International Whale Shark Day
Nov. 3, 2025World Jellyfish Day
Feb. 28, 2026Oloupena Falls, island of Molokai, Hawaii, United States
It’s time for the Calgary Stampede!
The origin of Canadas national parks
Nov. 25, 2025Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
Mar. 7, 2026The Brocken, Harz National Park, Germany
Feb. 28, 2024Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
Dec. 16, 2023Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
Wind-powered ice racing
Aug. 23, 2024Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
Nature’s own canvas
Mar. 20, 2026Spring equinox
Mar. 28, 2025Black-naped monarch
Two hungry baby beavers
The ‘potato chip bird’
A mirror reflecting natures beauty