It’s quite a blantantly obvious statement to make, but: the variety of events that occur on this planet in a given week is mind-blowing.  From quitters leaving decadent religious cities, to people surviving in humble mud structures – from the intertwining technicolor smoke trails of air-shows to air-strikes that turn buildings into rubble – the Earth’s happenings are staggering in their complexity and volume.  Here’s the latest collection of favorites from the past week from LENS.

PONDER PERSPECTIVE.

Thanks to the New York Times LENS blog, for posting amazing work every single day (minus Sunday!)