Gallery: The Week In Pictures

[noelyf]

Friday, 8 April 2011

A selection of the most striking images from around the world this week

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  1 A sling carrying the Clann Na nOilean ferry snaps as it is being loaded onto a freight ship in Galway, Ireland.
  

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  2 A primary school pupil meets a butterfly at the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, England.
  

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  3 Rebel soldiers gather around a campfire to warm themselves in Ajdabiyah, Libya.
  

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  4 Ben Francisco of the Philadelphia Phillies swings at a pitch by Chris Young of the New York Mets in Philadelphia, United States.
  

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  5 Hot air balloons take part in a mass crossing of the English Channel from Kent to Calais.
  

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  6 Thabo Sefolosha of the Oklahoma City Thunder reaches for the ball at the Rose Garden in Portland, United States.
  

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  7 A Lego version of the British Royal Wedding at Legoland in Windsor, England.
  

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  8 Wexford's Rory Jacob with Conor O'Sullivan of Cork clash during a National Hurling League match in Wexford, Ireland
  

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  9 North Korean children perform at a primary school in Pyongyang, North Korea.
  

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  10 A newborn lamb is released into a field for the first time at Barracks Farm in Fetcham, England.
  

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  11 Maria Sharapova serves during the women's singles championship in Key Biscayne, Florida.
  

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  12 Eric Brunner and Zak Boggs fight for the ball at Gillette Stadium at Foxboro in Massachusetts, United States.
  

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  13 Hundreds take part in massive pillow fight in Manhattan's Union Square in New York City, United States.
  

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  14 An eight-year-old sea lion 'Leo' writes the word 'Rabbit' in Chinese characters.
  

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  15 Joakim Haeggman of Sweden plays a shot during the third round of the Trophee du Hassan II Golf in Agadir, Morocco.
  

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  16 A protestor sits next to a bonfire of discarded placards following a mass rally in Hyde Park last week.
  

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  17 Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Chelsea in the Champions League in London, England.
  

 

[anto1969]

Love the Butterfly one, love the kids expression lol

 

[noelyf]

lol He`s lucky it wasnt a wasp anto

 

[anto1969]

LOL I know Noel, although I'd still have a fit even with a butterfly landing on me, I'd lose me mind :faint:

 

[hill16]

love the hurling one and the butterfly noel great shots

 

[joekingman]

I have to say rooney one,:whistling: