--- description: From flying babies to flying whales, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right title: 16 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltac002f1ebeb27857/6986a432cd684810760968a8/feel-good-friday-06.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Feel Good Friday: 16 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend (19 Sep 2014) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 19, 2014 1:21 PM CUT  An extreme athlete balancing on a webbing during the International Highline Meeting in Monte Piana, near Misurina, in the northern Italian Alps, Italy on Sept. 11, 2014. An extreme athlete balancing on a webbing during the International Highline Meeting in Monte Piana, near Misurina, in the northern Italian Alps, Italy on Sept. 11, 2014.Balazs Mohai—EPA by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 19, 2014 1:21 PM CUT  Members of the President's Own Marine Band stand during a fireworks display commemorating the bicentennial of the writing of The Star-Spangled Banner at Fort McHenry National Historic Park on Sept. 13, 2014 in Baltimore. Mark Makela—Getty Images  A man takes a bath in a stream on the outskirts of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Sept. 14, 2014. Purbu Zhaxi—Xinhua Press/Corbis  Ellie Goulding performs during the closing ceremony for the Invictus Games at the Olympic Park in east London on Sept. 14, 2014. Toby Melville—Reuters  An extreme athlete balancing on a webbing during the International Highline Meeting in Monte Piana, near Misurina, in the northern Italian Alps, Italy on Sept. 11, 2014. Balazs Mohai—EPA  A Nepalese man does morning excercises in the Dailekh District 600 kilometres west of Kathmandu on Sept. 12, 2014. Prakash Mathema—AFP/Getty Images  Surfers ride a wave as a whale-shaped kite flies above them during the annual Festival of the Winds at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sept. 14, 2014. David Gray—Reuters  Afghan youth enjoy a ride on the swings at a park in Mazar-i- Sharif on Sept. 12, 2014. Fashad Usyan—AFP/Getty Images  Ukrainian fighters partly wearing non-official uniforms stand next to tank in a military camp based on a front line near Pervomaysk City in Lugansk region, Ukraine on Sept. 12, 2014. Roman Pilipey—EPA  The silhouette of a cat walking on top of a fence stands out against the sky during sunrise near Sehnde, Germany on Sept. 16, 2014. Julian Stratenschulte—EPA  Visitors stand in the 'Gallery of the faces' section about facial expressions in the exhibition 'Dialogue in Silence' in Hamburg, Germany on Sept. 17, 2014. Daniel Reinhardt—Zuma Press  A girl watches a monitor during a during a fireworks display commemorating the bicentennial of the writing of The Star-Spangled Banner at Fort McHenry National Historic Park on Sept. 13, 2014 in Baltimore. Mark Makela—Getty Images  A Honduran immigrant entertains a fellow immigrant's child in front of a map of Mexico on September 14, 2014 in Tenosique, Mexico. John Moore—Getty Images  In picture taken with a slow shutter speed a model displays a Spring/Summer design by Dolores Cortes during the Madrid's Fashion Week in Madrid on Sept. 15, 2014. Daniel Ochoa de Olza—AP  Pope Francis celebrates the wedding of 20 couples in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Italy on Sept. 14, 2014. Alamy  A competitor competes in the Mud Madness race, at Foymore Lodge in Portadown, County Armagh on Sept.14, 2014. Paul Faith—AFP/Getty Images  James De la Rosa celebrates his victory against Alfredo Angulo during their middleweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sept. 13, 2014 in Las Vegas. 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