December 29 2011

Australia, Canada, China, France

 Close-up of bumper cars in Stuttgart,Germany

(© Panoramic Images/Getty Images)

United Kingdom

Galaxy NGC 1300 taken with the Hubble Space Telescope

(© STScI/Corbis)

Germany

Two gray herons fight over a fish on Usedom,Germany

(© Konrad Wothe/Minden Pictures)

Japan

Thor’s Well, on the Oregon Coast
Chris Mullins ©

New Zealand, United States

Hall of State,Dallas,Texas,US

(© Matt Pasant/Getty Images)