The first day of spring was on March 20, and the Northern Hemisphere has again begun to warm, bringing blooming flowers and trees and the return of migrating animals. Gathered here is a small collection of images from recent weeks in North America, Asia, and Europe of people enjoying sunshine, flowering fields, and spring festivals—signs of warmer days to come.
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A woman dances beneath cherry blossoms at the start of cherry-blossom season in the old town of Bonn, Germany, on April, 6, 2025. #
An aerial view of blooming azalea flowers on Yunwu Mountain, seen during the Qingming Festival, on April 4, 2025, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China #
Snowdrops and crocuses, called "heralds of spring," are seen in bloom in Kars, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. #
A shepherd carries a lamb on his shoulders as he walks in a mustard field in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on April 8, 2025. #
Yosemite Valley, including Half Dome, Clouds Rest, Bridalveil Fall, and El Capitan, seen from the Tunnel View after a brief rainstorm cleared on March 27, 2025, in Yosemite National Park, California #
The sun rises over blooming cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 27, 2025. #
A sightseeing train travels through colorful fields of flowers in Anshun, Guizhou province, China, on April 4, 2025. #
As temperatures rise in Uluköy, a district of Battalgazi in Malatya, Turkey, the snow begins to melt and crocuses begin to emerge, seen on March 9, 2025. #
An aerial view of apricot blossoms along the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, China, on April 6, 2025 #
Girls cover one another with colored powder during Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colors, in Kolkata, on March 14, 2025. #
A sparrow perches on a branch of a cherry tree at the Chidorigafuchi palace moat in Tokyo on March 30, 2025. #
A herdsman transfers livestock to spring pastures as the temperature rises in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, on March 29, 2025. #
Young Egyptian geese forage in a meadow on April 5, 2025, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. #
Dutch and foreign tourists enjoy the sun and the start of spring at Cherry Blossom Park in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on March 29, 2025. #
A kingfisher perches on a "No Fishing" sign as it prepares to dive for fish at Teddesley Park on a sunny spring day in Staffordshire, England, on April 5, 2025. #
People enjoy the sunshine in St James's Park on March 20, 2025, in London, England. #
The "silk blossom fairy," adorned in traditional attire, scatters flower petals to villagers during the folklore parade, representing farmers' hope for a prosperous season of silk production, during the Silkworm Flower Folk Customs Fair on April 4, 2025, in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China. #
Farmers pick tea leaves at a tea plantation on April 5, 2025, in Hezhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. #
A man dressed in a samurai-warrior costume poses for a photograph during the Kanoukaen Fire Festival on March 29, 2025, in Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The fire festival, based on a story depicted in a 400-year-old historical scroll, is held during the cherry-blossom season. #
An aerial view of the wetlands and meanders of the Sakarya River, located on the Karagöl Plateau in the Taraklı district of Sakarya, Turkey, on April 6, 2025. The water-filled meanders create a beautiful landscape with the arrival of spring. #
A woman smiles while holding a bouquet of flowers outside the Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, on March 17, 2025, as people prepare for Nowruz, the Persian new year. #
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