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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Jan. 23, 2024Maldives
A gorge-ous place to drop in
Huddled and hunting
Aug. 20, 2023International Lighthouse Weekend
The healing powers of wastewater
Oct. 7, 2023Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA
Apr. 2, 2024Beech trees and anemone wildflowers, Jutland, Denmark
Feb. 8, 2024Mount Hood, Oregon
Big rocks, big heads, still counting?
Oct. 5, 2024World Teachers Day
Home of the ‘world’s worst smelling food?’
Nov. 23, 2025Fibonacci Day
Sep. 17, 2025A young bull moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
‘Only one Earth’
A ghost on the mountain
Nov. 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
Jan. 22, 2024Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California, USA
Dec. 26, 2024Boxing Day
Mar. 17, 2026Happy St. Patricks Day!
A city so nice, they made it twice
Sep. 13, 2025Point Reyes National Seashore, California, United States
May 18, 2025International Museum Day
Aug. 5, 2024Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England
Urban planning never stops
Scenic Mount Michener
A vibrant, sun-drenched island
Jan. 21, 2024Eurasian red squirrel, Netherlands
Where are these spectacular peaks?
Chasing rainbows
Nov. 12, 2024Arches National Park, Utah, United States