The Colors of Spring

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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, 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 brightly-colored cherry blossoms on many tree branches.

A woman dances beneath cherry blossoms at the start of cherry blossom season in the old town of Bonn, Germany, on April, 6, 2025. #

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An aerial view of blooming azalea flowers along a pathway on a mountain slope.

An aerial view of blooming azalea flowers on Yunwu Mountain, seen during the Qingming Festival holiday on April 4, 2025, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. #

Zhang Chang / VCG / Reuters

Snowdrops and crocuses, called "heralds of spring," are seen in bloom in Kars, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. #

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A shepherd carries a lamb on his shoulders as he walks in a field of yellow flowers.

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. #

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Sunlight illuminates pine trees across the floor of Yosemite Valley, surrounded by steep cliffs, mountains, and a tall waterfall.

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. #

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The sun rises over blooming cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., on March 27, 2025. #

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A small pink tourist train carries visitors through a field of yellow flowers.

A sightseeing train travels through colorful flowers in fields in Anshun, Guizhou province, China, on April 4, 2025. #

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A blooming purple flower pokes out from a patch of snow.

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. #

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An aerial view of trees in bloom along part of the Great Wall of China

An aerial view of apricot blossoms along the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, China, on April 6, 2025. #

Hao Jihong / VCG / Getty

A half-dozen people playfully smear colored powder over each other's faces.

Girls cover each other with colored powder during Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colors, in Kolkata, on March 14, 2025. #

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A sparrow perches on a branch of a cherry tree, among flowers.

A sparrow perches on a branch of a cherry tree at the Chidorigafuchi palace moat in Tokyo on March 30, 2025. #

Shuji Kajiyama / AP

A person rides a horse behind a small herd of livestock, seen in silhouette, in front of a low sun.

A herdsman transfers livestock to spring pastures as the temperature rises in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, on March 29, 2025. #

Liu Shihe / VCG / Getty

Young Egyptian geese forage in a meadow on a sunny spring Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. #

Martin Meissner / AP

Three people make faces while posing together for a selfie beneath blooming cherry trees.

Dutch and foreign tourists enjoy the sun and start of spring at Cherry Blossom Park in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on March 29, 2025. #

Patrick van Katwijk / Getty

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. #

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A person lies on their back among daffodils in a park.

People enjoy the sunshine in St James's Park on March 20, 2025, in London, England. #

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Women in traditional costumes stand in small boats, tossing flower petals as they navigate through a canal during a festival.

The "silk blossom fairy," adorned in traditional attire, scatters flower petals to villagers during the folklore parade, representing the 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. #

Dong Xuming, Yao Haixiang / Zhejiang Daily Press Group / VCG / Getty

Farmers pick tea leaves from rows of bushes on a hillside.

Farmers pick tea leaves at a tea plantation on April 5, 2025, in Hezhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. #

Yu Xiangquan / VCG / Getty

A man dressed in a samurai warrior costume poses for a photograph in front of blooming trees.

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 in the cherry blossom season. #

Tomohiro Ohsumi / Getty

Two people walk through a broad wetland dotted with many ponds, puddles, and streams.

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. #

Seyit Konyali / Anadolu / Getty

A woman smiles while holding a bouquet of flowers outside the Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, on March 17, 2025, as people prepared for Nowruz, the Persian New Year. #

Atta Kenare / AFP / Getty

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