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May 2014 | In Pictures

Carey. Yakima, Washington.

Stained glass filters light onto the stone arches within a church in May 2014, in Lisbon, Portugal. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

A woman in Aztec dress weeps following a May Day march to Westlake Park Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Danae Domoslai, 22, prepares her campground on the first of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Self-proclaimed robed "followers" relax on the benches near the Jerónimos Monastery in May 2014, in Lisbon, Portugal. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

A pink-masked protester walks with a crowd of hundreds on a May Day anti-capitalist march Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

A ghoulish, robed figure greets tourists at the town's entrance in May 2014, in Obidos, Portugal. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Built with the bones of 5,000 dead, Capela dos Ossos, a chapel in the UNESCO world heritage site of Evora, is a major tourist attraction, photographed May 2014, in Portugal. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Encased in a zebra-print full body suit, a man known simply as "Leopold," left, finds himself entranced by the florescent lights outside of the bathrooms at the 12th annual Seattle Erotic Art Festival Friday, May 30, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. The event, which continues through Sunday, promotes freedom of expression and fosters sex-positive culture through public celebration of the arts. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Cage the Elephant performs on the first of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Fans rock out to Cage the Elephant on the first of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

A handler at the Lisbon Oceanarium, the third largest aquarium in the world, prepares to feed the sea otters in May 2014, in Lisbon, Portugal. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Sergeant Deano Miller is reunited with military working dog Thor, a yellow Labrador with whom Deano served with in Afghanistan Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. Thor was adopted by Cpl. Miller, ensuring his retirement in the U.S. and his reintegration into a home after a lifetime of service to his country. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Fans await Outkast on the first of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Girls retreat to the campgrounds following a live set on the second of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Protesters start a fire at Broadway and East Pine Street during a May Day anti-capitalist march Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. Marchers called for an end to capitalism and protested Seattle Police officers. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Before entering the festival grounds, attendees shotgun beers on the first of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Smith Tower, Seattle, Wash.

Green-faced performers leer at passerby on the second of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Firedancers from soul metal act, the Super Geek League, spin for an onlooking crowd on the third and final day of the annual Sasquatch music festival Sunday, May 25, 2014, in George, Wash. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Young fans enjoy Tyler The Creator's set on the second of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Dancers sporting "twerk queen" necklaces back up Big Freedia on stage during the third and final day of the annual Sasquatch music festival Sunday, May 25, 2014, in George, Wash. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Young women primp and make phone calls from their campsite before entering the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Peacocks strut about in the dirt of Evora, a UNESCO world heritage site, in May 2014, in Evora, Portugal. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

The lead singer of Cage the Elephant throws himself to the mercy of the crowd during a performance on the first of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Ashley Prakash, 25, gets her hair braided before entering the first of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Scenes from around the Old Fortson Mill, built in 1905 and photographed Saturday, May 31, 2014, in Fortson, Wash. The Old Fortson Mill is seven miles west of Darrington, a town near the site of the catastrophic mudslide that occurred in March 2014. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

A man dressed up in superhero garb is thrown to the ground by a protester in a tussle during a May Day anti-capitalist march Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. No arrests were made in regards to the fight. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington.

Fans enjoy the heights of Sparkles the Bus on the first of three days of the annual Sasquatch music festival Saturday, May 24, 2014, in George, Wash. The festivities continue through Sunday. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

A life-size model of a Tyrannosaurus sits on the waterfront, home of the 1998 Lisbon World Exposition, as seen in May 2014, in Lisbon, Portugal. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Bianca whips around to face the judges at the conclusion of her performance at the final audition for the 2014 Sea Gals squad Sunday, May 4, 2014, at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash. Final auditions included individual and group performances, along with a kick line section. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Interior views of the gigantic Jerónimos Monastery, photographed in May 2014, in Lisbon, Portugal. It was classified in 1983 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Old advertisements on the the waterfront, home of the 1998 Lisbon World Exposition, as seen in May 2014, in Lisbon, Portugal. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

DeDjauna, right, reacts to being selected for the 2014 Sea Gals squad Sunday, May 4, 2014, at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash. Final auditions included individual and group performances, along with a kick line section. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Roman ruins stand high over the town of Evora, a UNESCO world heritage site, in May 2014, in Portugal. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Complete with a face on the back of his head, a man enjoys the visual arts at the 12th annual Seattle Erotic Art Festival Friday, May 30, 2014, in Seattle, Wash. The event, which continues through Sunday, promotes freedom of expression and fosters sex-positive culture through public celebration of the arts. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)