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. 23, 2025Reindeer, Lapland, Finland
Dec. 6, 2025Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
Oct. 30, 2024Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dec. 18, 2025Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
A cuddling pair of Taiwan yuhina
Nov. 7, 2024Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves in the Great Bear Rainforest
The road less taken?
A scented sea of purple
Nov. 30, 2023Saint Andrews Day
Nov. 23, 2025Fibonacci Day
Dec. 4, 2024Wildlife Conservation Day
Sep. 11, 2023French River, Ontario
If given Menton, make lemonade
Willamette National Forest, Oregon
Mar. 24, 2024Silvereyes
Oct. 25, 2025Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
Stripes in sight
Jan. 1, 2025Happy New Year!
Sanctuary among the trees
Jun. 11, 2025Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
Blood moon
Feb. 21, 2026Red fox, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
Aug. 26, 2023Berlin Cathedral and Museum Island, Berlin
Jun. 25, 2025Glastonbury Festival begins
Nov. 9, 2023Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
Sep. 26, 2023Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California
Pearl among the emeralds
A day for giving
May 8, 2025World Donkey Day
Nimble and stealthy