I was curious about that myself, so I went to the source
of the pic/host and find this on the website too:
Note the flower zipper thingy there ...
The photo caption for the AP/Elise Amendola photo reads: "Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., right, snowboards followed by ski and snowboard instructor, Jim Grossman, left, at Sun Valley in Ketchum, Idaho Tuesday, March 23, 2004."