--- title: Feel Good Friday: 10 Photos to Start Your Weekend description: From snow men to fire breathing, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right. canonical: https://time.com/3598398/feel-good-friday-10-photos-to-start-your-weekend/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-21T16:08:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:17.847Z og:title: Feel Good Friday: 10 Photos to Start Your Weekend og:description: From snow men to fire breathing, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right. og:url: https://time.com/3598398/feel-good-friday-10-photos-to-start-your-weekend/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc62b86c7ff84978b/69876a1ff887dca70ee88841/04490637.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: An Afghan girl harvests Cotton buds at a field on the outskirts of Balkh province, Afghanistan on Nov. 15, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Feel Good Friday: 10 Photos to Start Your Weekend twitter:description: From snow men to fire breathing, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc62b86c7ff84978b/69876a1ff887dca70ee88841/04490637.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Feel Good Friday: 10 Photos to Start Your Weekend > Sponsored content. 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