2021-04-23
Casa Batlló in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (© Marco Arduino/Sime/eStock Photo)
贝图瑟科伊德的Fairy Glen，英国威尔士 (© Robert Harding World Imagery/Offset by Shutterstock)
We're looking at the rooftop of Casa Batlló, a 6-story building in the center of Barcelona topped with colorful 'scales.' What brings us here? Well, here in Spain's province of Catalonia, and in several other locales from England to Ethiopia, it's the feast of Saint George. You know George (or Jordi, as the Catalans call him): He's the knight who, legend holds, saved a much-loved princess by defeating a fierce dragon. It's said the tower jutting from the Casa's tiled roof represents George's lance thrust into the monster's scaly back.
Casa Batlló in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (© Marco Arduino/Sime/eStock Photo)
贝图瑟科伊德的Fairy Glen，英国威尔士 (© Robert Harding World Imagery/Offset by Shutterstock)
We're looking at the rooftop of Casa Batlló, a 6-story building in the center of Barcelona topped with colorful 'scales.' What brings us here? Well, here in Spain's province of Catalonia, and in several other locales from England to Ethiopia, it's the feast of Saint George. You know George (or Jordi, as the Catalans call him): He's the knight who, legend holds, saved a much-loved princess by defeating a fierce dragon. It's said the tower jutting from the Casa's tiled roof represents George's lance thrust into the monster's scaly back.
2021-04-24
The Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park, California (© Bryan Jolley/Tandem Stills + Motion)
约书亚树国家公园中的仙人掌花园，加利福尼亚 (© Bryan Jolley/Tandem Stills + Motion)
To celebrate the last day of National Park Week we're at the gorgeous Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California, about a three-hour drive from Los Angeles. This 1,235-square-mile stretch of land where the Mojave and Colorado Deserts converge was declared a national monument in 1936, then was redesignated a park in 1994. That status protects a wide variety of plant and animal life, including the titular Joshua tree, which can be found growing mostly in the hills on the Mojave side of the park.
The Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park, California (© Bryan Jolley/Tandem Stills + Motion)
约书亚树国家公园中的仙人掌花园，加利福尼亚 (© Bryan Jolley/Tandem Stills + Motion)
To celebrate the last day of National Park Week we're at the gorgeous Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California, about a three-hour drive from Los Angeles. This 1,235-square-mile stretch of land where the Mojave and Colorado Deserts converge was declared a national monument in 1936, then was redesignated a park in 1994. That status protects a wide variety of plant and animal life, including the titular Joshua tree, which can be found growing mostly in the hills on the Mojave side of the park.
2021-04-25
Adélie penguins diving off an iceberg in Antarctica (© Mike Hill/Getty Images)
从冰山跃入水中的阿德利企鹅，南极 (© Mike Hill/Getty Images)
These Adélie penguins are jumping for joy because it's World Penguin Day. Or maybe they're just looking for a snack as they dive off this iceberg. Adélies live on Antarctica and nearby islands all year long, but in the fall and winter they spend most of their time near the coast. They can dive as deep as 575 feet or travel as much as 185 miles to find krill, fish, and squid.
Adélie penguins diving off an iceberg in Antarctica (© Mike Hill/Getty Images)
从冰山跃入水中的阿德利企鹅，南极 (© Mike Hill/Getty Images)
These Adélie penguins are jumping for joy because it's World Penguin Day. Or maybe they're just looking for a snack as they dive off this iceberg. Adélies live on Antarctica and nearby islands all year long, but in the fall and winter they spend most of their time near the coast. They can dive as deep as 575 feet or travel as much as 185 miles to find krill, fish, and squid.