Lourdes Garcia-Navarro with her husband, James Hider, and their dogs Nena (left) and Ursa. Tara Todras-Whitehill/Lourdes Garcia-Navarro hide caption

Thanks to unusually heavy monsoon rains, mesa land east of Ghost Ranch in New Mexico has erupted into vibrant green life — an unusual sight in this region. courtesy Harvey Day hide caption

Lev Grossman's bestselling Magicians series was inspired by the long wait between books five and six of the Harry Potter series. Mathieu Bourgois hide caption

Visitors look at an exhibit at the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass. Courtesy of the Yiiddish Book Center hide caption

Magos Herrera's latest album is Dawn, a collaboration with Spanish flamenco guitarist Javier Limón. Salvador Bonilla/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Texas Gov. Rick Perry highlighted his executive leadership at the annual RedState Gathering on Friday. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption

Likely this reporter's very first award for participation, found squirreled in a box in his parents' basement. Mary Turner/Courtesy of Cory Turner hide caption