Cherry blossoms start to bloom near the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2008. The National Cherry Blossom Festival begins at the end of March
Damascus show : Performers put on a show during the clossing ceremony of the Bassel al-Assad International Show Jumping Tournament at the Bassel al-Assad Shooting and Equestrian Club in Dimas, 20 km west of the Syrian capital Damascus
A bird rests during a sunset at Las Pumas Rescue Shelter in Canas, Guanacaste, 200 km (124 miles) of San Jose, March 19, 2008. This Shelter was created 40 years ago, by Swiss Werner Hagnauer and his late wife Lilly Bodmer, when the deforestation levels in Guanacaste were high. Hagnauer received all those animals that the neighbors brought to save their lives, or that the Ministry of Environment, confiscates. At the moment the Shelter counts more the than 160 animals, of more than 60 different species
An Indian girl with her face covered with colored powder looks on as she celebrates Holi, the spring festival of colors, in Calcutta, India
Thai style : A model displays a creation by the L'Oreal Professionnel on the theme "The Dancer" on the opening day of the Bangkok International Fashion Week
Powerful water : A tourist takes a photograph of famous waterfall, the world nature heritage site Cataratas do Iguacu (Iguacu Falls), seen from the Brazilian side of the border with Argentina, during the World Water Day
