Maybe it’s the heat; maybe it’s the humidity; maybe it’s the fact that it’s summer and there’s no reason not to. But whatever the reason, people (and a few animals) around the world are celebrating the season by getting down and dirty.
Summer of Mud
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Nepalese men race through a muddy paddy field in Pokhara, Nepal on June 29, 2012. The farmers were celebrating National Paddy Day which marks the beginning of the annual rice planting season.
