“Up to 11 inches of rain dumped on the Providence, R.I. metro area on September 5th. I-95 in Providence was closed in both directions for hours as flood waters pooled up, stranding motorists and halting Labor Day traffic.”

Plainfield East’s Nate Mole fouls off a ball against Geneseo in Jacksonville. Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Jacksonville, Illinois.

Ryan Langston of Portland, Maine walks along the edge of a tidal pool at Higgins Beach on Friday, March 18th, while her friends went surfing. She said she doesn’t have a winter wetsuit for surfing.

An Oregon Department of Transportation worker makes his way down the hillside of the Riverside Fire. More than a year after the 138,000-acre fire scorched the forests near Estacada, Oregon, Highway 224 reopened on Sunday, May 1. Nineteen miles of Highway 224 just east of Estacada had been closed since the fall of 2020. The Oregon Department of Transportation had been working since the fire to clean up the area along Highway 224 and reopen it to traffic.

A group of dolphins put on a show for observers from both Venice’s Jetty Jack’s on the South Jetty and viewers from the North Jetty.

Three-year-old Clara McDonald of Hinsdale, IL attends a vigil with her mother and sister in support of the people of Ukraine at Wilder Park in Elmhurst, IL on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. The event was organized by the city of Elmhurst, Elmhurst District 205, Elmhurst Park District, Elmhurst Public Library and Elmhurst University.

Shown is a view from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, one of the most popular destinations for both visitors and locals alike in the world-renowned park located in Central California. The prominent feature in the photo is Half Dome, one of the most iconic rock formations in the world, located at 7,214 feet of elevation. One of the most popular hiking destinations in Yosemite is to Glacier Point via the Four Mile Trail. - Greg Little, editor and co-owner, Mariposa Gazette, Mariposa, California