The oldest way to fly

The oldest way to fly

Balloons at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico, USA (© gmeland/Shutterstock)

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2 Oct 2023World Architecture Day
2 Oct 2024Wind River, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA
2 Oct 2025National Poetry Day

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19 Dec 2025Bormio, Lombardy, Italy
9 Mar 2026Grey seal sleeping on the beach, Orkney Islands, Scotland
26 Dec 2023Happy Boxing Day!
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10 Jun 2024The city of Osaka at night, Japan
14 Jul 2025Shark Awareness Day
10 Oct 2025Fiji Day
A triumphant pose
A bridge that holds up history
12 Aug 2025World Elephant Day
21 Mar 2025Happy International Day of Forests!
27 May 2025Mona Vale rockpool, Sydney, Australia
8 Aug 2025Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
20 Dec 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
3 Dec 2023Advent Sunday
4 Oct 2023World Space Week
11 Mar 2025Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
16 Oct 2023Golden larches and Prusik Peak, Enchantments, Washington, USA
A bevy of buzzers
12 Mar 2024Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA
9 Jun 2024Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Navarra, Spain
20 Jan 2025Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States
23 Oct 2023Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
1 Aug 2024Floating fruit market, Kaptai Lake, Rangamati, Bangladesh
7 Jan 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
6 May 2026Thunderstorm above the plains, Bulgaria
14 Jun 2025Trooping the Colour
24 Jul 2025Happy Cousins Day!
23 May 2025World Turtle Day
28 May 2025World Otter Day