Feb 8 2010

Long tongue

APTOPIX Brazil Dog CarnivalCheck out the size of that tongue! A costumed dog with an unusually long tongue is seen during the dog street carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Hundreds gathered in the streets during one of the many parades before Carnival, which runs Feb. 12-16. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)


Feb 4 2010

Winter wonder

Winter WeatherGorgeous winter shot of the bronze flag-raisers of the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, that blanketed the metropolitan Washington area. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)


Feb 2 2010

Bird food for lunch?

Winter WeatherA deer stretches to get food from a bird feeder in a yard in Matthews, N.C., Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)


Feb 2 2010

Lady Gaga

Grammy Awards ArrivalsI couldn’t resist it … Lady Gaga belongs “In Pictures” simply because she shows up at the Grammy Awards red carpet wearing this on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)


Jan 21 2010

Ice tree

Belle Isle Ice TreeA person (left) photographs the Belle Isle ice tree on Belle Isle, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 in Detroit. The sculpture is created using several discarded trees placed together with a pipe running up the center to a spout that is constantly spraying water. The constant spray, coupled with the cold weather, adds layers of ice to the sculpture. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)


Jan 21 2010

Feet up!

APTOPIX Trail Blazers 76ers BasketballTake a closer look at this photo … see the feet of two camera men hoisted in the air? Portland Trail Blazers’ Andre Miller (right) crashed into the television crew after chasing a loose ball out of bounds in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)


Jan 15 2010

Claws are ready

Eagles BattleGreat picture of an immature bald eagle fighting with two adult bald eagles while the birds eat a good carcass in Longmont, Colo., on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. A fourth adult bald eagle later joined the group before the birds dispersed. The photographer did a great job of getting a clear shot of the immature eagle’s claws ready to battle with another eagle. (AP Photo/Longmont Times-Call, Richard M. Hackett)


Jan 14 2010

Lining up

Thailand BirdsSeagulls form a line as they rest on poles at Bang Pu seaside resort in Samut Prakarn province, eastern Thailand Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. The birds migrate from Russia and Mongolia to this resort town every year beginning in November. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)


Jan 12 2010

Icicles … in Florida?

Winter WeatherThis is a common site in the upper Midwest and upper East Coast … but to see icicles like this in Florida is amazing! Icicles hang from a chain link fence outside a nursery Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 in Plant City, Fla. Another blast of sub-freezing temperatures hit the area over night. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)


Jan 11 2010

‘Vacation’ commercial

Super Bowl AdvertisingI can’t wait to see this Super Bowl commercial…. Let’s hope it will lead to another “National Lampoon’s Vacation” movie! Maybe a follow-up to the Christmas vacation movie and have the two characters become grandparents on vacation!
In this image provided by HomeAway, Beverly D’Angelo, left, as Ellen Griswold, and Chevy Chase, as Clark Griswold, appear in an ad for vacation-rental Web site HomeAway. The ad for the 5-year-old company featuring the quirky traveling family from the movie “National Lampoon’s Vacation” is scheduled to run during this year’s Super Bowl. (AP Photo/HomeAway)