--- description: From Bastille Day to baby ducks, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right title: Feel Good Friday: 12 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc00b4d47897bdc99/69869c2706f2c14f2632ff00/2014-07-16t144913z_1427088441_gm1ea7g1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Feel Good Friday: 12 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend (18 Jul 2014) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 18, 2014 11:00 AM CUT  A Muslim girl looks up while some boys sit on a wall, inside the premises of a mosque, as they wait for Iftar (breaking fast) meal during the holy month of Ramadan in Chennai, India on July 16, 2014. A Muslim girl looks up while some boys sit on a wall, inside the premises of a mosque, as they wait for Iftar (breaking fast) meal during the holy month of Ramadan in Chennai, India on July 16, 2014.Babu—Reuters by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 18, 2014 11:00 AM CUT  President Barack Obama smiles as he tries out a driving simulation during a tour of the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Va. on July 15, 2014. Jacquelyn Martin—AP  Divers practice during Day One of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 15, 2014. Lintao Zhang—Getty Images  Children jump into the water during the opening ceremony of the 19th FINA Diving World Cup at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on July 15, 2014. Johannes Eisele—AFP/Getty Images  A Kashmiri boy swims in the Nageen Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, July 11, 2014. Dar Yasin—AP  A man slides down a mud slope and jumps over a raft at a campsite at the Hudson Valley Music Festival in Saugerties, N.Y. on July 13, 2014. Steve C. Mitchell—EPA  Fireworks burst around the Eiffel Tower as part of France's annual Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on July 14, 2014. Pierre Andrieu—AFP/Getty Images  Former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff hugs his daughter Annie Shurtleff as he leaves after being booked at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail in South Salt Lake City, Utah on July 15, 2014. Jim Urquhart—Reuters  Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany and his teammates celebrate with the World Cup trophy after defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, 2014. Julian Finney—Getty Images  A Muslim girl looks up while some boys sit on a wall, inside the premises of a mosque, as they wait for Iftar (breaking fast) meal during the holy month of Ramadan in Chennai, India on July 16, 2014. Babu—Reuters  Overweight Chinese students stretch after swimming during training at a camp held for overweight children in Beijing on July 15, 2014. Kevin Frayer—Getty Images  Russell Norris, 15, of Tylertown, Miss., dives into the chilly Swift River at Coos Canyon in Byron, Maine. Robert F. Bukaty—AP  A baby duck is reflected on the water surface, in the early morning in a public park in Lisbon on July 15, 2014. 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