What am I seeing?
Some images just seem to need more explanation than others.
In our weekly series, we share images from the news that piqued our curiosity and raised questions.
A priest and a swan walked into church...
Blessing of the animals
A woman holds her dog as a priest blesses the pet outside Sao Francisco de Assis (Saint Francis of Assis) Church in Sao Paulo, October 4, 2015. Pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
In the previous photo, a swan is carried down the nave of the cathedral during the Procession of the Animals at the 31st annual Feast of Saint Francis and Blessing of the Animals at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the Manhattan borough of New York City on October 4.
What am I seeing?
Thousands of life jackets from refugees and migrants form a small hill near the village of Molyvos in the island of Lesbos in Greece.
Europe continues to confront the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Arrivals of migrants and refugees in dinghies are a daily occurrence on the shore of Lesbos.
Hill of life jackets
A big pile of something and what looks like a boat.
What am I seeing?
A group dance? Follow the leader?
Hazing punishment
Students from Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University crawl on their stomachs through muddy jungle paths, part of an exercise to "break down their ego (and) humiliate them" at a military boot camp, as punishment for a hazing incident in Nakhon Nayok province. Over three days, the discipline included reprimands, public humiliation and a grueling endurance test.
In the previous photo, a group of 53 students from the film school are ordered to line up with hands on each others' shoulders during the boot camp.
The students were punished for a hazing incident that involved posting a video online showing a half-dozen fully clothed freshman doing an erotic couples dance as upperclassmen cheered.
The military government of Thailand has pioneered a new method for teaching discipline known as "attitude adjustment," which until now was used to silence government critics. There are signs that the mentality of military rule is creeping into civilian issues - like college discipline. Chin Tangtarntana, one of three professors who chaperoned the session, said, "We're not telling our film students don't make creative films, but in Thailand there are social limits. They need to be creative within the limits."
What am I seeing?
A little dancing anyone?
What am I seeing?
Or maybe not.
Cholitas wrestling
Yenny Mamani 'Marta la Altena,' right, is declared the winner after her bout against Leonor Cordova, nicknamed Angela "La Simpatica," during a Bolivian wrestling Cholitas fight in Madrid, October 8, 2015.
Cholitas are indigenous women who wear traditional bowler hats, pollera skirts and embroidered shawls... while they spar apparently. They call it wrestling, but it appears to take place in a boxing ring.
What am I seeing?
A new form of parking?
Flooding in France
A woman stands on her balcony, looking at damaged cars after flooding caused by torrential rain in Biot, France, October 6, 2015. Flooding along part of the French Riviera killed at least 20 people.
What am I seeing?
New eyeglass fashion?
Comic Con
Luis Calvo attends New York Comic Con dressed as DC Comics' The Question in Manhattan, New York, October 8, 2015.
In the previous photo, Michelle Carrera attends New York Comic Con dressed as a Minion.
The event draws thousands of costumed fans, panels of pop culture luminaries and features a sprawling floor of vendors in a space equivalent to more than three football fields at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on Manhattan's West side.
What am I seeing?
An 'angel' sunning herself.
Human peace sign record attempt
Approximately two thousand people came together in Central Park to attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the largest human peace sign in New York City October 6, 2015, in honor of what would have been John Lennon's 75th birthday on October 9.
In the previous photo, Angle Star Love, otherwise known as Kuo-ling Liao, wears her wings to the peace event.
Human peace sign record attempt
Thousands of people gathered to form a giant peace symbol on the East Meadow of New York City's Central Park, October 6, 2015. With around 2,000 people participating, the attempt fell several thousand people short. The current record is 5,814 set in Ithaca, New York in 2009.
What am I seeing?
Bad dental care and worse.
Zombie Walk
Participants take part at the Zombie Walk Duesseldorf along the Rheinuferpromenade on September 6, 2015 in Germany.
In the previous photo, the Zombie Walk was in Paris on October 3. Clearly a worldwide occasional (or not so occasional) event.