Spring started about two weeks ago, and the Northern Hemisphere has begun to warm, with flowers and trees 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.
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![Japanese cherry trees bloom along the National Mall.]()
Read moreJapanese cherry trees bloom along the National Mall following a rain shower on March 28, 2021, in Washington, D.C. The trees were gifted to Washington by Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki in 1912 and draw tens of thousands of daily visitors around peak bloom every year. #
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![A swan flaps its wings while swimming in a river.]()
Read moreA swan grooms itself on the River Wear, in Durham, England, on April 3, 2021. #
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![A woman wears both a protective face mask and a large, colorful floral hat.]()
Read moreA woman attends the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in New York City on April 4, 2021. #
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![A young sheep bounds through grass.]()
Read moreA Skudde lamb runs to join its flock while grazing at Tempelhofer Feld, the public park that was once Tempelhof Airport, on the first day the sheep returned this year, March 30, 2021, in Berlin, Germany. The flock of approximately 80 sheep are part of a five-year pilot project introduced in 2019 to help tend to the park's natural flora and fauna. Skudde sheep, originally from former East Prussia and the Baltic Coast, nearly died out in the mid-20th century but have since made a comeback. #
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![Seven people dance and play in the shallow surf at sunset.]()
Read morePeople enjoy the warm spring weather and low tide at Brighton Beach on March 30, 2021, in Brighton, England. #
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![A train runs on a track along blossoming trees.]()
Read moreA bullet train runs through a sea of peach blossoms and apricot blossoms at Juyong Pass, along the Great Wall, on March 22, 2021, in Beijing, China. #
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![Droplets are seen on a set of small leaves.]()
Read moreA photo taken on April 1, 2021, shows raindrops on clover leaves at an ecological park in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province. #
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![A young woman picks tulips.]()
Read moreA young woman picks tulips at the TuliPark, on the outskirts of Rome, on March 31, 2021. #
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![Several hares interact on a grassy hill.]()
Read moreBrown hares interact on a field near Niederleis, Austria, on Good Friday, April 2, 2021. #
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![Tourists enjoy flowering trees in a hilly region.]()
Read moreAn aerial view of tourists enjoying azalea blossoms at the Baili azalea scenic area on March 28, 2021, in Bijie, Guizhou province, China #
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![A man stands, arms open wide to the sun overhead.]()
Read moreA man greets the sunrise on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Santa Monica, California. #
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![Two people punt in a canal in a park setting.]()
Read morePeople punt on the River Cam in Cambridge, England, on March 30, 2021. #
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![Students gather in a flowery field.]()
Read moreVisitors enjoy flowers in full bloom at Santaishan Forest Park, in Suqian, East China's Jiangsu province, on March 30, 2021. #
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![A pitcher throws a ball, seen in shadow and low sunlight.]()
Read moreTexas Rangers relief pitcher Josh Sborz throws during the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals on April 1, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri. #
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![A woman holds a dog wearing a floral costume.]()
Read moreA woman holds a dog in costume during the Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan on April 4, 2021. #
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![Many people lie on a grassy hill in the sunshine in London.]()
Read morePeople socialize in the sunshine on Primrose Hill on April 4, 2021, in London, England. #
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![A person wearing a bunny-costume head poses in a street beneath blossoming trees.]()
Read moreNaomi Rouleau, wearing an Easter-bunny head, poses for a photo during cherry-blossom season on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. #
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![Flowers bloom on Capitol Hill.]()
Read moreFlowers bloom on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2021. #
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![A view of a flowery island in a tourist park]()
Read moreAn aerial photo taken on April 3, 2021, shows tourists enjoying flowers in Dafeng Garden, in Yancheng, in East China's Jiangsu province. #
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![Two bees attend to bright-yellow flowers.]()
Read moreBees collect nectar on March 10, 2021, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. #
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![A man kayaks at sunset.]()
Read moreA man kayaks at the end of a warm spring day on Shawnee Mission Lake, in Shawnee, Kansas, on April 3, 2021. #
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