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  • 28
    Nov
    2011
    9:27pm, EST

    Mike Blake / Reuters

    Skiers ride a chair lift under blue skies in Lake Louise, Alberta on Nov. 28, 2011.

    Skiers enjoy freshly fallen snow at Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada

    See more weather photos that caught our eye in PhotoBlog.

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  • 15
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    2011
    1:01pm, EDT

    Lauren Wood / Journal Star via AP

    In this July 14 photo, a reflection of Becky Petrehen's hot air balloon, named "Peaceful World," flies over a small body of water in Chillicothe, Ill.

    Hot air balloon reflects over Illinois

    By John Makely, NBC News

    A peaceful scene, as long as you stay airborne.

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    What a wonderful capture!!! Magnificent!

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    Jan
    2011
    7:37am, EST

    Ajit Solanki / AP

    Birds fly near a kite designed like them during the International Kite Festival in Ahmadabad, India, Monday, Jan. 10. Kite-flyers from 36 countries are participating in the festival which runs from Jan. 9. to Jan. 14.

    Birds join flying kite at International Kite Festival in India

    By Elena Grothe

    There's a 'birds of a feather flock together' joke in here somewhere.

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  • 28
    Dec
    2010
    1:14pm, EST

    Devin Wagner / Argus Leader via AP

    The morning sun glints off fishing line as Tom Heiney casts into a steaming Big Sioux River below the spillway in Sioux Falls, S.D., Dec. 28, 2010. Heiney said he enjoys the peace and beauty of fishing the river on cold winter mornings.

    South Dakota fisherman enjoys the beauty of the moment

    By Robert Hood

    I’m usually not too keen on silhouette pictures, but this is a nice break from all the cold weather pictures we’ve seen the last few days.

    “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” ~Henry David Thoreau

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  • 15
    Dec
    2010
    1:20pm, EST

    Ryan Pierse / Getty Images

    Julian Briestoff of Hong Kong competes in the Wakeboarding Finals on day eight of the 2nd Asian Beach Games at Barr Al Jissah, Qantab Beach, in Muscat, Oman, on Wednesday, Dec. 15.

    A sick flip (and hairdo) during Wakeboarding Finals in Oman

    By Jonathan Woods, msnbc.com

    I like this photo. The only thing I wish I could see is a graceful landing.

    Hungry for more good images? Check out our Week in Sports Pictures.

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    Hair Raising.

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  • 15
    Jun
    2010
    7:05pm, EDT

    Joseph Rodriguez / News & Record via AP

    Nelson Kanistras, 3, enjoys the water while beating the heat at the Bur-Mil Park Family Aquatic Center on Monday, June 14, 2010, in Greensboro, N.C.

    Finally, summer

    Click here for your regional weather map.

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    Wonderful photo, how refreshing and innocent looking is this?

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  • 2
    Jun
    2010
    1:33pm, EDT

    Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

    A woman enjoys a sunny day in a park in central London on June 2.

    Blue skies

    I'm interested in this picture because it is complex and simple at the same time.

    3 comments

    Sun; in London? No wonder she's half dressed wearing shoes and such ready at any minute to to go shopping. Speaking of shoes, we'll have a commentary upcoming from our very own shoe expert, Lola3, shortly. Weather forcast is sunny with rain likely.

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