Picture of the Week: Waffle Cone

In the hot summer weather, ice cream cones are a popular treat. These are just the cones with no ice cream yet. They are called waffle cones, because they have a similar pattern and shape. A waffle is flat, but imagine curling it into a cone shape....

Picture of the Week: Picnic

In summer, especially around the 4th of July, many Americans like to have barbecues and picnics. Have you been to an event like this? What do you like to do in the summer?...

Picture of the Week: Fireworks

Last weekend was the biggest time for fireworks in the U.S. Saturday was the Fourth of July. This picture gives us a good view of the fireworks first shooting up into the sky and then exploding....

Picture of the Week: Galaxies

This is a picture taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Although you can’t see anything in this tiny square of the night sky with your eye, the powerful telescope found many distant galaxies....

Picture of the Week: Cherries

You’ve probably seen cherries in the store or on top of a dessert. Here they are growing on a tree. You might be surprised the first time you see a pineapple or a bunch of bananas as they grow, but cherries look just about how you would imagine....

Picture of the Week: Raspberries

The raspberries we eat are usually red, but other colors do exist. Some people say raspberries have too many seeds. What do you think? Is the taste of fresh raspberries worth getting seeds caught in your teeth?...