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Today's image shows a lavender field in Nakafurano, Hokkaido, basking in the early summer sun. Furano's lavender is usually at its peak from late June to mid-July each year. The refreshing scent characteristic of lavender and the vivid purple that spreads across the area evoke the changing seasons and the richness of nature. In addition to purple lavender, sunflowers, marigolds, salvia, and other flowers are also in full bloom, bringing peace to visitors.

Zoom in on the small interaction that helps keep landscapes alive: a butterfly on a yellow flower, pausing for nectar. While it feeds, pollen dusts its body and hitches a ride to the next bloom—one of the quiet ways flowering plants reproduce. Pollinators are not only bees. Butterflies, birds, bats, beetles and many other animals help move pollen, supporting wild plants and many of the fruits and vegetables people eat.

Butterflies may not carry as much pollen as fuzzy bees, but with more than 17,000 known species worldwide, they still play an important role in ecosystems. Their feet contain taste sensors that help them identify suitable plants, almost as if they can sample a meal before settling down. Some species also migrate astonishing distances. The monarch butterfly, for example, travels thousands of kilometres, proving that even delicate wings can handle remarkably long journeys across landscapes and seasons.

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, rises to 3,776 metres on Honshu Island, about 97 kilometres southwest of Tokyo. Its near-perfect cone is a volcano—dormant since its last eruption in December 1707 yet still classed as active. That last major event is known as the Hōei eruption. It blasted ash and other tephra across eastern Japan, reaching Edo (today's Tokyo). Beyond geology, Fuji has long been treated as a sacred landscape and a destination for pilgrimage climbs, reflecting how nature, religion and daily life overlap in Japan. That enduring cultural appeal is one reason it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013 as 'a sacred place and source of artistic inspiration.' Fuji is famously visible from far away on clear days but never guaranteed—clouds can hide it in minutes. Whether you hike it or just catch a glimpse from a train window, it still feels like Japan's signature on the horizon.

The Night of San Juan, celebrated every June 23rd, marks one of the most anticipated moments of the beginning of summer in many places in Spain and the Mediterranean coast. With the arrival of night, beaches and squares are filled with bonfires, lights and meetings that combine tradition and festive atmosphere. Fire acts as a symbol of renewal and becomes the center of family and social gatherings.

In addition to bonfires, it is common to perform small rituals linked to wishes and good fortune, such as jumping the flames or getting wet in the sea at midnight. These customs, passed down from generation to generation, keep alive a cultural heritage that unites past and present. Music, fireworks and summer weather complete a celebration that transforms the night into a shared and meaningful experience. In many cities, public events are organized that attract thousands of visitors.

Rainforests aren't just dots on the map. They thrive across the tropics and beyond, yet cover only about 6% of Earth's surface. Quinault, in Olympic National Park in Washington state, is a primeval temperate rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula, where Pacific moisture creates ideal conditions for dense growth. Rain and drifting fog keep the forest thriving, turning branches, trunks and even fallen logs into living surfaces.

Look closer and you'll find Sitka spruce and western hemlock towering above bigleaf maples draped in mosses and ferns, while fallen giants become 'nurse logs,' where young trees take root. The forest floor forms a living laboratory, supporting fungi, insects and amphibians through constant cycles of decay and renewal. Olympic National Park also protects mountains, a wild coastline and glacier-fed landscapes. If you're visiting, start at the Quinault Rain Forest Ranger Station and follow the short Maple Glade Trail to experience the forest at eye level.

Above the Tarn Valley, the Millau Viaduct seems to brush the sky. At 343 metres, its highest pylons rise taller than the Eiffel Tower. At dawn, light mist often drifts between the hills of the Larzac plateau and Aveyron, wrapping steel and concrete in an almost unreal softness. From some viewpoints, the bridge can appear to float above the clouds rather than standing upon them.

Beneath this immense structure, the Tarn River continues its quieter course through the landscape. The red kite, an emblem of the limestone plateaus, circles above the dry grasslands spread across the uplands. The echoes of centuries still linger here in shepherds' trails, Templar towns and ancient routes shaped by trade and travel. Opened in 2004, the Millau Viaduct was designed to ease traffic through the valley. A lesser-known detail: during construction, sections of the bridge deck were pushed into place millimetre by millimetre rather than built entirely from above.