What am I seeing?
There are some images that need a little more explaining than others. Here are a few that we've come across this week.
Like this one, What is this sea of red?
Sydney Santa run
Thousands of runners in Father Christmas suits pose for a group photo after completing an annual Santa fun run from Darling Harbor to the Sydney Opera House, Dec. 7, 2014.
The annual event is held each year as a fundraiser to assist disadvantaged children with equipment and programs to help them live a fuller life.
Goblin baby?
What sort of swaddled creature is that?
Asiatic lion cub
Forest guard Rashila Ben holds a lion cub inside an animal hospital located in the Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Sasan, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, Dec. 1, 2014.
The sanctuary, which is home to India's Asiatic lions, occupies an area of 1,412 square kilometers and employed female guards, for the first time in the country, back in 2007. According to one of the female guards, they earn a monthly salary of around $148 for working almost 12 hours a day, six days a week.
Book report
Is this required reading for these guys?
Legal reform protest, Paris-style
Copies of the French Civil Code are placed within a frieze depicting the "Oath of the Jeu de Paume" (June 20, 1789) on the Republic statue as French lawyers, notaries and bailiffs attend a national protest against a government reform plan to deregulate their profession in Paris, Dec. 10, 2014.
The Macron bill, presented as "Law on Growth and Activity" plan, includes loosening of barriers to entry in highly regulated professions ranging from notaries to bailiffs. The bill aims to stimulate competition, leading to cheaper services in areas where these groups currently have virtual monopolies.
Paddle party?
Show boating in some muddy waters?
California storm
People use kayaks and a canoe to make their way around a flooded parking lot at a shopping center Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, in Healdsburg, Calif.
A powerful storm churned through Northern California Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands and delaying commuters while soaking the region with much-needed rain.
Searching for Smaug's gold?
Peering into a volcano?
A dragon's lair?
Football fans
Fans of Egypt's Al Ahly light flares during their African Confederations Cup final soccer match against Ivory Coast's Sewe Sport at Cairo stadium, Dec. 6, 2014.
Crack in the ice
Scratched surface?
A confused contrail?
BIG WAVE!
A surfer rides a huge wave during a tow-in surfing session at the Praia do Norte or North beach, in Nazare, Portugal, Thursday, Dec, 11, 2014.
The beach has become a famous break point for big wave riders around the world.
Is that Mrs. Claus on your bicep?
Santa!?!! I had no idea.
Tattoo Santa
Vitor Martins poses as he puts on his Santa outfit inside his house, before a performance with children in Sao Caetano do Sul's town square, near Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 7, 2014. Martins has dressed as Santa Claus, working at shopping centers and various events, for 15 years, and has 94 percent of his body covered in tattoos, with several in reference to Christmas.