Lightning strikes over Palmdale, Calif., early Tuesday Oct. 19, 2010 as a low pressure system brings unsettled wet weather to Southern California. AP / Mike Meadows
The early morning sun breaks through thick fog over trees in Tigard, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. AP / Don Ryan
In this photo taken Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, Trees are silhouetted at dusk, from the Osogovo Mountain, in eastern Macedonia. AP / Boris Grdanoski
The top of a tree rises above the fog in a valley in Jasper, Ind., Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. AP / Michael Conroy
A deer forages for food in the early morning sun as cooler temperatures bring on the autumn season at Dunham Massey on on October 11, 2010 in Lymm, England. Shortening daylight hours and cooler weather brings on the rutting season for Red and Fallow deer herds and Autumn foliage colors across Britain. Getty Images / Christopher Furlong
A horse makes his way through the early morning fog at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Monday, October 11, 2010. Opening Day for racing at the course is not until Nov. 25. AP / Alexander Barkoff
A man passes through morning sunlight shining through a steam vent on a sidewalk in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. AP / Matt Rourke
A young boy looks at giant pumpkins in the back of a pickup truck before the start of the 37th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 11, 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. Ron Root of Citrus Heights, California won the competition with a 1,535 pound pumpkim and took home $9,210 in prize money equal to $6 a pound. Getty Images / Justin Sullivan
A dry leaf lies on the bench in Moscow on October 5, 2010. AFP/Getty Images / Dmitry Kostyukov
A woman plays with leaves in a park on an autumn day, in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. AP / Sergei Grits
A couple and their dogue enjoy a nice autumn afternoon on a rowing-boat at the Mellaerts lakes, at Woluwe Park Tennis Chalet, in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe / Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, a district of Brussels, on October 10, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Nicolas Maeterlinck
People walk amongst trees shedding their leaves and changing to seasonal autumnal colors at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, Kew houses the earth's largest and most diverse botanical collections. AP / Matt Dunham
A woman's head is obscured from view as she takes a close up look at a tree whose leaves are changing to a seasonal autumnal colour at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, Kew houses the earth's largest and most diverse botanical collections. AP / Matt Dunham
Fallen leaves with seasonal autumnal colours lie on the ground at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in London, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, Kew houses the earth's largest and most diverse botanical collections. AP / Matt Dunham
A surfer gets some early practice runs for the upcoming UK Pro Surf Tour 2 day event at Tynemouth, England, Friday Oct. 22, 2010, with the sea wall and lighthouse in background. The Pro Surf Tour raises the profile of some of Britain's most impressive surfing locations. AP / Owen Humphreys
In this Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010 photo, with a light fog rising from the pond behind him, Steve Grenesko, of Pittsburgh's Morningside section, fishes in Deer Lakes Park in West Deer, Pa. Valley News Dispatch / Eric Felack
A Kashmiri Muslim woman rows her boat through polluted Dal Lake in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. The four-month long unrest in Kashmir has taken a toll on the Dal Lake besides leaving many people dead and injured. Due to encroachment and failure to initiate conservation measures, the Dal Lake has shrunk and is stinking. The separatists' shutdown and curfew have provided a cover to illegal construction in and around the lake, according to local newspapers. AP / Dar Yasin
Fall leaf colors reflect in this pond as Mallard ducks enjoy the summer-like temperatures, Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, in Minneapolis. AP / Jim Mone
Nesting Chilean flamingos are shown Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Two chicks have been born so far this fall at the zoo from several eggs that are currently being incubated. The birds shown here are actually sitting on wooden "dummy eggs" that will be exchanged for their real eggs two days before their chicks hatch, which allows the eggs to be cared for and incubated by zoo staff in a more protected environment. AP / Ted S. Warren
A cluster of leaves show their fall colors on Friday, Oct. 22, 2010 afternoon in Casper, Wyo. Casper Star-Tribune / Dan Cepeda
Sunlight falls on remaining bright foliage as the snow capped ski trails of Stowe ski resort are seen on the side of Mt. Mansfield in Stowe , Vt., Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. AP / Toby Talbot
The magnificent fall weather and sunny skies bring people to the Seattle Center Sunday Oct. 17, 2010 and creates a rainbow in the spray from the fountain. Henry Halvorson, left, and Charlie Kennedy enjoy the brilliant afternoon. Seattle Times / Dean Rutz
Jeff Camp takes a photograph of a rainbow on his cellphone camera on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 in Lancaster, Calif. Antelope Valley Press / Ron Siddle
A man walks across a park as this autumn's first snow falls on Moscow on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko
A man standing on a small snowy bridge takes pictures near the lake Spitzingsee at the village Spitzingsee (1.084 meters), southern Germany, in front of the Mangfall mountains, the Bavarian foothills of the Alps, southern Germany, on October 21, 2010. Fall brought temperatures around the freezing point and some snow to Bavaria. AFP/ Getty Images / Christof Stache
A man and his dog walk down a path slightly covered in snow on October 21, 2010 near Sankt Englmar, southern Germany. Fall brought temperatures around the freezing point and some snow to upper regions of the Bavarian Forest. AFP/ Getty Images / Armin Weigel
Ice melts from aspen leaves after a dusting of snow Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 along Tie City Trailhead east of Laramie, Wyo. Laramie Boomerang / Andy Carpenean
Cyclists make their way along a path on the Brocken mountain in the Harz region, central Germany, Sunday Oct. 17, 2010. Low temperatures caused the first snowfalls on the mountains in Germany. AP / Jens Schlueter
Frozen leaves and branches are seen on an autumn day in a park in the town of Nesvizh, some 130 km (81 miles) southwest of the capital Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010. AP / Sergei Grits
A web heavy with morning dew from an overnight fog is seen with its host Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, in Seattle. AP / Elaine Thompson
A commuter uses his umbrella as he exits from Syntagma Metro station in Athens, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. AP / Thanassis Stavrakis
In this Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 photo, Francis Dulac,100, ducks under a branch while using his lawn mower at his home in Lebanon, N.H. Dulac said he likes to keep the grass short this time of year because it makes it easier for the wind to blow the leaves away. Valley News / Jennifer Hauck
Horses feed in a pasture on a fall day, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, in Gates Mills, Ohio. AP / Tony Dejak
Courtney Richardson, 18, works out Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 with her 4-year-old "warmblood" named Hero at the Dalton Arena in Dalton Gardens, Idaho. Coeur d'Alene Press / Jerome A Pollos
The sun illuminates the red leaves of a maple tree in Middlesex, Vt., Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. AP / Toby Talbot
The castle Neuschwanstein near Fuessen, in the Allgaeu Alps mountains, southern Germany, is seen in autumn atmosphere and foggy weather on October 11, 2010. Castle Neuschwanstein is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Fuessen. AFP/ Getty Images / Christof Stache
Two-year-old Jacob Caponi walks down a sidewalk in Alms Park, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010, in Cincinnati. AP / Al Behrman
A person waits to cross North Broad street during an afternoon rainstorm in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. AP / Matt Rourke
Hikers take a break in front of the foggy Alps mountains as they stand over the clouds on a visitor's platform under the Wendelstein top (1.838 meter) in the Mangfall mountains, the Bavarian foothills of the Alps, near the village Bayrischzell, southern Germany, on October 14, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Christof Stache
An ultra light aircraft flies against the backdrop of the the Himalayan mountain range, including Mount Machhapuchhre (C) that has a height of 6993 metres, in the popular tourist destination of Pokhara, some of 200 kms west of Kathmandu on October 14, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Prakash Mathema
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