Pictures of the Week: June 26 - July 2

• The reflection of Phil Clinger's balloon "Overheat" is seen as the pilot takes his balloon over the Battle Creek River northeast of Battle Creek, Mich. on July 2. Clinger, of Battle Creek, and more than 40 balloonists are participating in Battle Creek's Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival which continues through Sunday.
  
  
  

  John Grap, The Enquirer / AP

• A man in costume takes part in a gay pride parade in Mexico City, June 26.
  
  
  

  Miguel Tovar, AP

• An elephants eats at sunset in Addo Elephant Game Reserve near Port Elizabeth in South Africa on July 1.
  
  
  

  Jewel Samad, AFP / Getty Images

• A boy dives in the "Sport Paradies" public pool in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany, on June 29. Summer brought a warm and sunny day to wide parts of the country.
  
  
  

  Julian Stratenschulte, AFP / Getty Images

• An Indian laborer unloads a cooking gas cylinder from a trolley for distribution in Allahabad, India, June 26. India's government decided to hike fuel prices Friday, a politically contentious move analysts say could save the state $5.2 billion but exacerbate high inflation by as much as a percentage point.
  
  
  

  Rajesh Kumar Singh, AP

• Adili Wuxor lies on a tightrope during the last day of his two-month tightrope walking performance on top of China's National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, China, July 2. Adili, an Uighur ethnic Dawaz tightrope walking performer, has been walking the tightrope five hours a day on the top of the Bird's Nest over the past 60 days, setting a new Guinness World Record.
  
  
  

  Alexander F. Yuan, AP

• Catholic faithful from Belarus and neighboring countries carry candles during a religious festival marking the miracle-working icon known as the Mother of God of Budslav in the Belarus village of Budslav, some 93 miles north of Minsk, July 2. The festival is an annual event.
  
  
  

  Sergei Grits, AP

• A man looks at sketches, parts of the Vollard collection that will be sold at auction, June 29, in Paris. Late legendary art dealer Ambroise Vollard was at the heart of all the radical developments that were happening in Paris in the early 20th century. The collection includes 140 oils, watercolors, drawings, books and prints by artists with whom Vollard worked.
  
  
  

  Jacques Brinon, AP

• People rest on June 27, near a pond in the French southwestern city of Toulouse, where sculptures of Argentinian Pedro Marzorati are displayed in memory of Pierre-Paul Riquet, who built the 17th century Canal du Midi, linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean. The outdoor exhibition, entitled "Chemin(s) d'eau" ("Water way(s)") , runs until Sept. 19.
  
  
  

  Remy Gabalda, AFP / Getty Images

• Three Appaloosa horses sport their personal fly masks as they dine on hay while waiting transportation back to Troy, Mo., following their competing in the 2010 World Championship Appaloosa Youth Show in Jackson, Miss., July 1. The fly masks protect the horses eyes from flies and other winged bugs, as well as UV-rays.
  
  
  

  Rogelio V. Solis, AP