--- description: From rainbow-colored umbrellas to Miley Cyrus, 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/bltc68b52a592615ade/69868e91169ab05c41279399/2014-05-08t101137z_716319681_gm1ea581d1.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 * [Photos](/tag/photos/) ## Photos Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Feel Good Friday: 12 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 9, 2014 9:14 PM CUT  A young Buddhist monk flexes his muscles during morning prayers at Thikse Monastery in Ladakh, Indian administered Kashmir on May 7, 2014. A young Buddhist monk flexes his muscles during morning prayers at Thikse Monastery in Ladakh, Indian administered Kashmir on May 7, 2014.Ahmad Masood—Reuters by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 9, 2014 9:14 PM CUT  A reveller holds up rainbow coloured umbrellas during the 18th Gay Pride Parade in Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo May 4, 2014. Nacho Doce—Reuters  A Solar halo appears in the sky over Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 5, 2014. Chogo—Xinhua Press/Corbis  Tourists take photographs of the illuminated Nabegataki Fall on May 2, 2014 in Oguni, Kumamoto, Japan. The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images  Men carry balloons near the sea at Kadikoy on May 3, 2014, in Istanbul, Turkey Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images  Miley Cyrus performs live on stage at 02 Arena on May 6, 2014 in London, England. Simone Joyner—Getty Images  Soldier-builders of KPA Units 966, 462, 101, 489, who took part in building the workers' hostel of Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang Textile Mill, applaud during a photo session with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on May 6, 2014. KCNA/Reuters  First Lady Michelle Obama gives a thumbs up at the annual White House Correspondent's Association Gala at a hotel in Washington, DC, USA, May 3, 2014. Olivier Douliery—EPA  Two boys have fun in a swimming pool of the water park, at the Moreon sports and health center in Moscow, Russia, on May 5, 2014. Artyom Geodakyan—Itar-Tass/Landov  A surfer holding her board wades through the surf as clouds above are lit by the setting sun at Mollymook Beach on the south coast of New South Wales May 8, 2014. David Gray—Reuters  Newly married brides wait for their photo to be taken on the landmark Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 6, 2014. Michal Cizek—AFP/Getty Images  A young Buddhist monk flexes his muscles during morning prayers at Thikse Monastery in Ladakh, Indian administered Kashmir on May 7, 2014. Ahmad Masood—Reuters  Manchester City's Stevan Jovetic celebrates after scoring a goal against Aston Villa during their English Premier League soccer match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, northern England, May 7, 2014. 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