Tuesday marked the first day of spring, and the Northern Hemisphere has begun to warm, with flowers and trees in bloom. Gathered below is a small collection of images from recent weeks in North America, Asia, and Europe, of people enjoying flowering fields and trees—signs of warmer days to come.
Photos: Spring in Bloom
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![Warm sunlight on cherry blossoms, with the Washington Monument visible in the background]()
Read moreThe Washington Monument is seen on March 18, 2024, from the Tidal Basin amid cherry blossoms, which enter their peak bloom this week in Washington, D.C. #
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![An elevated view of a crowd of people walking beneath a canopy of blooming trees]()
Read moreTourists visit blooming plum blossoms in Chongqing, China, on March 2, 2024. #
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![An elevated train passes through blooming plum blossoms.]()
Read moreA train passes through blooming plum blossoms in Chongqing on February 19, 2024. #
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![Tourists pose for photos in front of a wall of bright blooming bougainvillea flowers.]()
Read moreTourists pose for photos with blooming bougainvillea flowers in Huizhou, in China's Guangdong province, on March 8, 2024. #
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![A cat wearing a small blanket sits in a blooming plum tree.]()
Read moreA pet cat perches on a branch near its owner among blooming plum blossoms on Meihua Mountain in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on March 2, 2024. #
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![Trees in a park are seen in bloom, with a city skyline beyond.]()
Read moreBlooming Handroanthus chrysanthus trees are seen in the Wind Chime Valley of Qingxiu Mountain, in Nanning, China, on March 19, 2024. #
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![People take pictures beneath illuminated cherry blossom trees at night.]()
Read morePeople take pictures beneath illuminated cherry-blossom trees in Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on February 20, 2024. #
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![Desert wildflowers]()
Read moreYellow desert sunflowers grow as wildflowers begin to bloom in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, in California, after a record-setting wet winter, seen on March 20, 2024. #
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Read moreA man takes photos in a field of yellow desert sunflowers as wildflowers begin to bloom in California's Anza-Borrego Desert State Park on March 20, 2024. #
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![A small bird perches on a flowering tree branch.]()
Read moreA white-eye bird perches on a branch of early-flowering Ookanzakura cherry blossoms at Ueno Park in Tokyo, on March 8, 2024. #
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![A couple and their dog take a selfie beneath flowering cherry blossom trees.]()
Read moreA couple and their dog take pictures beneath the Kawazu cherry-blossom trees in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture on February 20, 2024. #
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![A close view of a flowering cherry tree]()
Read moreThe cherry tree nicknamed "Stumpy" is in full bloom at the Tidal Basin on March 18, 2024, in Washington, D.C. #
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![People ride in a paddle boat past cherry blossoms.]()
Read morePeople ride in a paddle boat past cherry blossoms in the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2024. #
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![A woman in Kimono poses in front of mimosa and cherry blossom trees.]()
Read moreA woman in a kimono poses in front of mimosa and cherry-blossom trees in Tokyo on March 8, 2024. #
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![Three women pose for a selfie in a field of tall yellow flowers.]()
Read moreTourists pose in a blooming field at Xinhua Village in China's Jiangxi province, on March 7, 2024. #
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![A close view of cherry blossoms]()
Read moreCherry blossoms bloom around the D.C. Tidal Basin, seen on March 16, 2024. #
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![A row of cherry trees in bloom in a park along a waterfront]()
Read moreCherry trees bloom along the Tidal Basin on March 16, 2024. #
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![People walk past rows of blooming tulips.]()
Read moreTourists visit a field of blooming tulips at a scenic area in Chongqing, China, on March 1, 2024. #
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![A butterfly perches on a flower.]()
Read moreA butterfly perches on a flower in a fruit tree in Kırklareli, Turkey, on February 27, 2024. #
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![A couple relaxes in a field of flowers.]()
Read moreA couple relaxes in a field of yellow desert sunflowers in California's Anza-Borrego Desert State Park on March 20, 2024. #
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