Nov. 1, 2012: Third-generation fisherman Thomas Amort steers his boat on Lake Königssee in Bavaria, Germany, on Oct. 18 to catch char for making schwarzreiter, a char fish smoked on hazelnut sticks. Fishermen have caught & smoked fish from the lake since the 11th century & even provided the delicacy to the Bavarian royal court. Amort employs the same techniques that were used more than 400 years ago.
Nov. 2, 2012: Maureen Monteath walks her dogs over one of the grass pyramids in Livingston, Scotland. Ground staff from Murrayfield and Hampden have painted three giant poppies on the grass to mark the 2012 Scottish Poppy Appeal, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this month. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Nov. 9, 2012: Members of a Marine firing detail make their way to the stage at Barton Field for the closing ceremony of the eighth annual Tribute to the Fallen in Fort Gordon, Ga.
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Nov. 1, 2012: Third-generation fisherman Thomas Amort steers his boat on Lake Königssee in Bavaria, Germany, on Oct. 18 to catch char for making schwarzreiter, a char fish smoked on hazelnut sticks. Fishermen have caught & smoked fish from the lake since the 11th century & even provided the delicacy to the Bavarian royal court. Amort employs the same techniques that were used more than 400 years ago.