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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Nov. 20, 2024World Childrens Day
Mar. 18, 2026Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon, USA
May 26, 2025Mount Hamilton, San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
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A rainbow that’s worth the rainfall
Mar. 5, 2026Evening over Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
Apr. 12, 2025International Day of Human Space Flight
Jul. 22, 2025Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
Mar. 7, 2024Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
Roll out the red carpet
Rocks rock!
Jun. 6, 202581st anniversary of D-Day
Jun. 12, 2024Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA
Feb. 4, 2026Red kite in snow
Dec. 25, 2023Christmas Day
Jan. 10, 2025Abraham Lake, Alberta
Dec. 18, 2024English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
Who uses this grassy bridge?
Jan. 6, 2026Nuuk, Greenland
Jan. 2, 2024Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
Dec. 28, 2024Green sea turtle
Apr. 23, 2024World Book Day
Jan. 29, 2026Milwaukee City Hall, Wisconsin, United States
The ‘Old Bridge,’ reborn
Sep. 5, 20242024 Toronto International Film Festival
Oct. 8, 2024World Octopus Day
Aug. 22, 2025Rolling hills of the Palouse, Washington, United States
Sep. 18, 2023Milky Way over Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park
Nov. 11, 2023Young Peak, British Columbia
Jul. 10, 2025Independence Day of the Bahamas