August 16 2012

France

Dune of Pilat,Gironde,Aquitaine,France

(© Doug Pearson/Corbis)

Japan

Fringed Orchid (Sagiso)

(© Tetsuya Tanooka/a.collectionRF/gettyimages)

Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom

Sandboarders hiking up dunes for another ride,Great Sand Dunes National Park,Colorado,US

(© Glenn Oakley/Aurora Photos)

New Zealand, United States

Close-up of a Melon

(© Corbis)

 China

Rustic Black River covered bridge near South Haven,Michigan,US

(© Tara Vorhes/Getty Images)