Just a little bit of JOY to brighten the mood

A young girl plays in the leaves in Mount Airy on Friday Nov. 30, 2007.

rainy,cold,MASTERPIECE

The east side of the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC.

Tis the Season

Tony Iorio, 48, of Glen Burnie, right, and his son Tony Iorio, Jr., 18, of Glen Burnie, left, pose for a portrait on Thursday Dec. 18, 2008 outside their home boasting over 2,000 Christmas lights.

Watershed

Beechfield Elementary/Middle School seventh grader Tyree Edmonds, 12, of Baltimore, holds a U.S. flag during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Baltimore and Army Corps of Engineers project to restore Maidens Choice Run, a tributary to the Gwynns Falls Watershed in Catonsville behind the Beechfield Elementary/Middle School.

Medal of Honor

Thomas Hudner, a Medal of Honor recipient, pauses before speaking at a ceremony announcing a portrait photo collection featuring 140 medal winners, including himself, at the United States Naval Academy's Memorial Hall in Annapolis on Monday Dec. 15, 2008.

TJ Mazzella, 14, who has spina bifida, sits for a portrait on his ATV at his home in Perry Hall on Tuesday Nov. 11, 2008.

What would you do for a free turkey?

Customers wait in lines wrapped around the building in the rain for a chance to be one of the first 500 customers to receive a free turkey during the Shoppers Food and Pharmacy grand opening on Saturday Nov. 15, 2008 in Annapolis.