TwitterTuesday: Silver

We were surprise how much many of you were in sync about your selected topics. You easily found #Silver in the world around you, and we are very happy to see how beautifully you captured its presence.

Live performances lately

Crowd-surfing by Twenty One Pilots in Brussels, Janelle Monae shimmying for The White House, Flea hopping for the Red Hot Chili Peppers performance at the Lollapalooza festival in Santiago, Chile, Lily Allen waving and gazing at the Highline Ballroom audience in New York City — these photos capture this year’s vivacious live acts.

Awe-inspiring landscapes

We thought you’d appreciated a weekday break by viewing this photo selection of serene places that beckon photographers, including six spectacular destinations in Arizona, Scotland, Colorado, Japan, Switzerland, and New Mexico.

Welcome the Hamilton Public Library to The Commons!

Join us in welcoming the Local History and Archives Department of the Hamilton Public Library to The Commons. The department has been collecting and preserving a wide range of materials relating to the historical development of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and the Hamilton-Wentworth region since 1914.

Kite aerial photography

Around 1889 in Labruguière, France, photographer Arthur Batut made his indelible mark in history by taking the first on-record photo from a camera suspended by a kite. Batut proceeded to write a book about his innovative photography method and paved the way for us in photographing bird’s eye views with the help of a little wind.

California Poppy Reserve

A blanket of bright orange covers the grasslands near Lancaster, California, during May and April. Thousands of spectators annually come to see this seasonal display of California’s official state flower in the 1,781-acres of protected land called the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve.

Kaija’s painfully funny self-portraits

When we first came across photography by Kaija Straumanis, we couldn’t help but scratch our heads in wonder. “Who, what, how, and ouch” were popular reactions among our team. We later learned that we weren’t alone. Nearly 3 million people had similar responses — making Kaija’s photography a viral sensation.