Sunday, May 31, 2009

Dome on the range


A traditional Swedish red cottage with white corners stands atop the 85 meter high Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm on May 26. The red cottage, designed by Swedish artist Mikael Genberg, will stand on top of the Globe throughout the summer.

Bolts and Bulbs


Lightning streaks across the sky above Rotterdam early on May 26 as a heavy storm raged over the Netherlands.

Powder the nose


A boy blows flour from a plastic cup as he competes for prizes during the feast of Saint Rita of Cascia, the town's patron saint, in Baclaran in metro Manila on May 24.

Cat walk


Crossing guard Barbara Scalla helps her morning companion, Stormy, cross the street in front of Killybrooke Elementary School in Costa Mesa, Calif., on May 26.

Hats up

Graduates toss their caps in the air upon the conclusion of the graduation and commissioning ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

Greetings From Space


Astronaut Mike Massimino is seen through a window of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 17. The crew completed five spacewalks to refurbish and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.