There are few times of the year more beautiful than spring. As the weather warms up, green fields and budding trees transform into bright, colorful expanses of daisies, wildflowers, and roses. From the blushing cherry blossoms that dot Japan’s fields to the vibrant tulip fields that bring vivid color to Holland’s lush landscapes, spring flowers are one of the world’s greatest marvels:
Flowers are seen in Carlsbad, California. The nearly 50 acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers that make up the view above are in full bloom for approximately six to eight weeks each year, from early March through early May. Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
A woman takes pictures of colorful tulips in full bloom at Showa Kinen Park in Tokyo. Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images
Daffodils that have been left to flower at Fentongollan Farm near Truro, England. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
A man looks out over a tulip display in the Sultanahmet district on in Istanbul, Turkey. Every April Istanbul celebrates the coming of spring with the annual Tulip Festival, now in its tenth year. Chris McGrath/Getty Images
A young girl is seen among a bed of tulips in bloom in the Sultanahmet district in Istanbul, Turkey. Chris McGrath/Getty Images
This seven-year-old sheep dog named Twig performs tricks for photographers among daffodils in Birmingham, England. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Blooming cherry blossom trees are seen in the streets of the historic district on April 18, 2016 in Bonn, Germany. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
People view the tulips at the Descano Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, California. Frederic J. BrownAFP/Getty Images
A child stands in Lazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland.JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Dutch tulips at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show in Harrogate, England. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
People look at cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo. TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images
A little girl plays in the daffodils in St. James Park in London, England. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
People look at a tulip portrait of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in Lisse, Netherlands. Remko de Waal/AFP/Getty Images
Farmer Christiane Degenhardt (C) and friend Barbara Ulferts gather tulips at Degenhardt's tulip field near Schwaneberg, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
An Indian police officer walks in the Tulip Garden in Srinagar. Tauseef Mustafat/AFP/Getty Images
A girl runs under blossoming apple trees in Moscow's Kolomenskoye Park. Alexander Utkin/AFP/Getty Images
Wind turbines spin behind rows of tulips at the Degenhardt-Sellmann Spezialkulturen tulip fields as a couple walks by near Magdeburg in Schwaneberg, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Betie, from London, plays among the daffodils in St James Park in London, England. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Aerial image shows cherry blossoms, magnolia flowers and rape flowers in Hongfeng Lake, Guizhou Province of China. ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images
Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers in Carlsbad, California.Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
Visitors gather beneath cherry trees for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Annual Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival in New York City. The festival celebrates the flowering of the garden's "Sekiyama" cherry trees. Mario Tama/Getty Images
A parakeet sits on a blossom branch in St James's Park in London, England.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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