MY OWN WAY

A purple heron flies across a pond at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.

Kala, a Sumatran tiger cub born on Dec. 1, 2023, looks on as it is being presented to the public for the first time, at Bioparco Zoo in Rome, Italy.

Participants stand by the seaside during the 6th European Festival of Bell-bearing traditions in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Participants start the cross-country ski race in Salen, Sweden.

Gray whales swim in the waters of the Gulf of California, Mexico's Mar de Cortes, Feb. 26, 2024.

People look at a skeleton couple kissing installation dubbed " 'Till Death Do Us Part" during a Valentine's Day event in Bucharest, Romania, Feb. 13, 2024.

People kitesurf on a sunny day at Bloubergstrand beach in Cape Town, South Africa.

Issa Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, sits astride a camel as he visits an olive grove overlooking the Dome of the Rock on Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem.

U.S. surfer Koa Smith rides a wave while practicing for the upcoming Vans 2023 Pipeline Masters event at Banzai Pipeline in Haleiwa, Oahu's north shore, Hawaii, Dec. 4, 2023.