General view of T-Mobile Park during the national anthem before an Opening Day game between the Cleveland Guardians and Seattle Mariners on March 30, 2023, in Seattle, Washington. more

The Boeuf Gras float turns onto Canal Street on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. more

Virginia Commonwealth University forward Brandon Johns Jr. dunks during an NCAA basketball game against George Mason University on Jan. 25 at the Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia. more

Flooding from huge amounts of rain can be seen in a neighborhood off of Holohan Road near Watsonville, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. more

Two horses, Rocky and Magic, left and right, belonging to Linda Hurth, braced against the howling winds during a strong winter storm as they ate hay from their trough as the snow continued to fall on March 13, 2019, in Nederland, Colorado. more

For several years, Thomas Geyer, a journalist at the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa, played the part of Santa for his newsroom’s festivities. In this photo, taken in December 2011, Geyer’s visitor was less than excited about the experience. more

This photo was taken after Hurricane Ian ravaged parts of Florida’s coast, including vulnerable barrier islands. Andrew West, visual journalist, The News-Press, Fort Myers, FL more

“Up to 11 inches of rain dumped on the Providence, R.I. metro area on September 5th. I-95 in Providence was closed in both directions for hours as flood waters pooled up, stranding motorists and halting Labor Day traffic.” more

Plainfield East’s Nate Mole fouls off a ball against Geneseo in Jacksonville. Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Jacksonville, Illinois. more

Ryan Langston of Portland, Maine walks along the edge of a tidal pool at Higgins Beach on Friday, March 18th, while her friends went surfing. She said she doesn’t have a winter wetsuit for surfing. more

An Oregon Department of Transportation worker makes his way down the hillside of the Riverside Fire. More than a year after the 138,000-acre fire scorched the forests near Estacada, Oregon, Highway 224 reopened on Sunday, May 1. Nineteen miles of Highway 224 just east of Estacada had been closed since the fall of 2020. The Oregon Department of Transportation had been working since the fire to clean up the area along Highway 224 and reopen it to traffic. more

A group of dolphins put on a show for observers from both Venice’s Jetty Jack’s on the South Jetty and viewers from the North Jetty. more

Three-year-old Clara McDonald of Hinsdale, IL attends a vigil with her mother and sister in support of the people of Ukraine at Wilder Park in Elmhurst, IL on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The event was organized by the city of Elmhurst, Elmhurst District 205, Elmhurst Park District, Elmhurst Public Library and Elmhurst University. more

Shown is a view from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, one of the most popular destinations for both visitors and locals alike in the world-renowned park located in Central California. The prominent feature in the photo is Half Dome, one of the most iconic rock formations in the world, located at 7,214 feet of elevation. One of the most popular hiking destinations in Yosemite is to Glacier Point via the Four Mile Trail. - Greg Little, editor and co-owner, Mariposa Gazette, Mariposa, California more

Players from Lakewood Ranch High School in Lakewood Ranch, FL celebrate Lakewood Ranch High’s first softball state championship at home plate. Cassidy McLellan (3) ended the game with a three-run triple in the sixth inning for the final of 14-4 over Park Vista High May 22, 2021 at Legends Way Ballfields in Clermont, FL. The game ended due to the 10-run rule. more

A winter wonderland greeted all who took in this view from North Street in Wells, Vermont on November 28, 2021. Freezing temperatures kept the tree branches flocked with fluffy snow. more

Adam Lyberth maneuvers through blue-and-white hills of ice and snow on the Greenland ice sheet on Aug. 13, 2021. An Inuit shaman, he says he’s walked on the ice more than 3,000 times, and that it changes every day. more

Magdaleno Pone places a watermelon in the trailer during the early morning harvest at Harvey Gap Melons near Silt, Colo. on August 31, 2021. more