Spring started about a week ago, and the Northern Hemisphere has begun to warm, with flowers and trees in bloom. Gathered here today is a small collection of images of people enjoying themselves among groves of flowering cherry blossom trees in North America, Asia, and Europe, signs of warmer days to come.
Among the Cherry Blossoms
- Alan Taylor
- March 28, 2022
- 18 Photos
- In Focus
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The Jefferson Memorial is framed by cherry blossoms as the sun rises over the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 23, 2022. #
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Bella Nargis of Pensacola, Florida, performs a twirl beneath cherry trees in peak bloom in Washington, D.C., on March 21. #
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Snow and ice accumulate on a blooming cherry tree in Washington, D.C., on March 12 as temperatures dipped into the 20s. #
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People watch the sun rise as they walk among the cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 23. #
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A visitor hoists their dog up into a cherry tree for a photo on March 25 in Washington, D.C. #
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Cherry trees are in full bloom as visitors enjoy the view along the Tidal Basin on March 26 in Washington, D.C. #
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A Japanese white-eye rests among cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan, on March 23. #
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People stand on a bridge, looking at blooming cherry trees in Tokyo on March 28. #
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This picture taken on March 28 shows people taking pictures on a bridge across the Meguro River, in Tokyo, against a backdrop of cherry blossoms. #
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People take pictures of cherry blossoms along the Meguro River in Tokyo on March 27. #
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Visitors ride boats next to blooming cherry trees at Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo on March 27. #
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A man holding a pet dog walks past cherry blossoms, along the Meguro River in Tokyo, on March 27. #
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A child with his parents plays with cherry blossoms in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on March 24. #
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A view of cherry blossoms along a street in Vancouver on March 24 #
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People sit among cherry blossoms in Mon Repos park in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 25. #
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A woman takes a photograph of blossoming trees in Regent's Park on March 24 in London, England. #
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People take pictures with cherry blossoms in a park in Beijing, China, on March 23. #
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A woman kisses a young girl on a bridge over the Edo River, surrounded by blossoming cherry trees, in Tokyo on March 28. #
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