YEAR IN PICTURES: August, 2011

The members of the flash mob performed during a break between sets in August at First Friday Fest.

Rhett Morton stomped on spaghetti in August during Church of the Redeemer's Vacation Bible School.

The cattle egret appeared to try to guilt customers inside a McDonald's into feeding it by staring at them through the window. The restaurant owner hung up a sign asking customers not to feed the egret, because it would die if fed an unnatural diet.

Steve Litwack twirled his partner, Denise Barth, around the dance floor in August during the Florida State DanceSport Championships at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

Airframe and power-plant mechanic Vess Ploskov removes the panels on an R44 Raven II helicopter that’s due for its annual inspection in August at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.