As the Northern Hemisphere begins to warm and the spring equinox has passed, flowers and trees finally appear to be in bloom. Gathered here today, a small collection of images from the past few weeks from North America, Asia, and Europe, of tulips, sunshine, and cherry blossoms—surely signs of warmer days to come.
April Blooms: Spring Is on the Way
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Greater pasque flowers (Pulsatilla grandis) bloom on the rocky terrain near Salgotarjan, Hungary, on March 25, 2018. This protected perennial plant flowers from February to April on dry grasslands and in some forests. #
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Cherry blossoms on a hillside near Mount Yoshino in Yoshino, Japan, on April 3, 2018. The town of Yoshino in Nara Prefecture has become famous throughout Japan for the thousands of cherry trees that blossom in the spring, covering the slopes of Mount Yoshino and nearby hillsides. #
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A woman poses for wedding photographs in her wedding dress next to cherry blossom trees in Kameoka Yawaraginomichi Sakura Park on April 2, 2018, in Kameoka, Japan. The park has 1,500 trees with 30 different types of cherry blossoms and has become a popular destination for tourists, as well as locals wanting to enjoy the cherry blossoms. #
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Cherry blossoms frame the Jefferson Memorial on a overcast day in Washington, D.C., on April 3, 2018. The famous trees surrounding the tidal basin are excepted to reach peak bloom over the weekend. #
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People atop the Pyramid of the Sun at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, northeast of Mexico City, draw energy from the sun as it rises during celebrations of the spring equinox on March 21, 2018. #
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