A hitchhiking scarecrow sits on the side of the road in Crawford Notch in Hart's Location, N.H.

World War II veteran Albert Reinwart salutes during his visit to the World War II memorial in Washington.

The balloon "New Mexico Sunrise" strikes a power line after launching during a mass ascension at the 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M.

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