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65+ Reasons to Love Spring: Birds, Buds and More Signs That Spring Is Here

Spring scenes from around the world. Send us your photos of spring here.

By TDG Community

Fiddlehead Ferns

fiddleheads, ferns, spring, vermont fiddlehead ferns in vermont Fiddlehead ferns in Vermont.

Spiderwort in the Rain

spiderwort, flower, spring, rain spiderwort After a June rain storm in Columbiana, Ohio.

Bee in Action

bee, flower, spring bee flower Findlay, Ohio

Hungry Baby Robin

robin, bird, spring baby robin I found a robin\'s nest a couple years back and watch the family from the time they were eggs till the day they took flight! An amazing transition!

Baby Stewey

goats, livestock, baby animals, farm, barn baby goat in barn

Baby Stewey, our first baby goat home birth. Born to proud momma Sophia, a Nubian we bred with a goat from a nearby farm. Anybody want their very own baby goat stud-to-be? How about fresh goat milk, butter, yogurt or kefir? Yum.

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This one was pretty easy. She was happy and calm when we put her to bed at 8:30 p.m. and in the morning when we went to feed her at 7:20 a.m. there was the baby, healthy and clean.

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Vermont

Flower Bower

crabapple, flower, spring blooming crabapple tree branch A blooming crabapple tree branch in Sanford, Michigan. \r\n

Wonderblue

lilac, wonderblue, flower, spring wonderblue lilacs

We planted this lilac five years ago today along with the ashes of one of our dogs. We picked Wonderblue because it was a little more \'manly\' than the Little Miss Kim that we already had in our yard. This year, Spank\'s Lilac gave us a stunning show of pink, purple and blue blooms.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mt. Washington in Spring

mt washington, new hampshire mt washington in spring A long distance shot of Mt. Washington from West Side Rd and River Street in North Conway, New Hampshire.

Morning Rain

water droplets, rain, plant morning rain on a plant Water droplets in Burlington, Vermont.

A Lucky Spring Scene

shamrock, ireland shamrocks ireland Shamrocks in the woods of Ireland.

Iris and Azalea

iris, azalea iris and azalea An iris blooming in my back yard with an azalea backdrop.\r\n

Oregon

Apple Blossom

apple blossom, spring apple blossom In Genesee, Pennsylvania.

Iris Close-Up

iris, oregon iris flower close up In my backyard in Oregon.

Spring Sunset

spring sunset, sunset spring sunset

Crystal Cove, California

Spring! Spring!

brooklyn botanic garden brooklyn botanic garden

Cherry Blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York.

Oenothera Primrose

oenothera, primrose oenothera primrose What all those April showers were for.\r\n

Oklahoma

Flowers at Work

flowers, spring spring flowers Something nice outside my office door.\r\n

Fullerton, California

Yellow Iris

iris, yellow iris yellow iris

Spring in my backyard.

Flowering Blueberries

blueberries, flowers, spring blueberry flowers Blueberry bells ringing for spring.\r\n

Oklahoma

Bugleweed

bugleweed, spring bugleweed

\"Bugleweed\" sounds a song of beauty in the springtime.

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East Brunswick, New Jersey

Humming for Spring

hummingbird, spring, bird hummingbird at feeder A ruby-throated hummingbird in Oklahoma.

Spiderwort

spiderwort, flower, spring spiderwort Springtime spiderwort in bloom.

Green Blooms

hosta, raindrops, spring hosta with raindrops

A hosta with raindrops in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Blossoms in the Park

cherry blossoms, california, Japanese Tea Garden cherry blossoms

Strolling through the Japanese Tea Garden I took this shot. I love the contrast of the branches from the front tree against the flowers.

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Japanese Tea Garden, Central Park San Mateo, California

Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

cherry blossoms, brooklyn cherry blossoms in bloom A beautiful Saturday morning in Brooklyn.\r\n

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York

Stars in the Woods

magnolia, royal star magnolia, spring royal star magnolia

The Royal Star Magnolia is one of the first trees to bloom in late March or early April.

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East Brunswick, New Jersey

April Umbrellas

april umberellas, may apples april umbrellas

These green April umbrellas will bring us mayapples next month.

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North Brunswick, New Jersey

Spring Lettuce

spring lettuce, spring, garden spring lettuce

Baby lettuces sprouting in my backyard garden.

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Napa, California

Pretty in Pink

pink flower, spring Pink Flower The unfolding of spring in Central Coast, California.

First Robin of Spring

robin, wisconsin, weird weather, worth preserving Robin Photo I came home this afternoon and heard the melodious sound of robins.

March in Appleton, WI

Another First Robin of Spring

robin, spring I found the first robin of spring more than a month earlier this year. (03-13-08 vs. 02-08-09)\r\n\r\n

Twisting Turns and Curly Qs

petal, spring twisting petals Notice the spider?\r\n

Central Coast, California

Buttercups Reaching for the Sun

buttercup, flower, spring Buttercup flower Harford County, Maryland

Easter Day Apricot Tree

apricot tree, tree, spring apricot tree

My neighbor\'s apricot tree reminds me of how wonderful spring is!

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Boise, Idaho

Rainy Day Rainbow

rainbow, storm, spring rainbow

After a rainstorm in Northeast Philadelphia.

Pink Azalea

pink azalea, flower Pink Azalea Italy in spring.

Early Iris

iris, spring Iris

My irises came out a bit early this year, but they look great and make me smile!

A Flash of Color

azaleas, flowers, spring azaleas in bloom

When azaleas bloom in Louisiana they spring forth in glorious colors. They don\'t last long, and usually a good rain will kill that flash of color. Right now they are still going strong but on the decline. This was a beautiful bloom I caught with the sun behind it at the Jungle Gardens of Avery Island, where Tabasco is made.

Purple Orchid

purple orchid, orchid, spring Purple orchid

New York Botanical Garden during the first weekend of spring.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival

cherry blossoms, dc, washington national cherry blossom festival

A view of the Washington Monument through the blossoms in D.C.\'s Tidal Basin.

Ahhh Spring!

spring, oregon spring in oregon

The trees are budding and blooming, and you can see Mt. Hood in the background.

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Portland, Oregon

Spring Rainbow

rainbow spring rainbow

A rainbow at about 6 p.m. at the end of a rainy day.

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Bloomingdale, Illinois

Spring Dog

spring, dog, netherlands Spring dog Our old English Sheepdog.\r\n

Netherlands

A Dogwood Grows in Brooklyn

brooklyn botanic garden, dogwood Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Brooklyn Botanic Garden

First Signs of Spring

crocuse, flower, virginia, worth preserving, weird weather Crocuse blooming in virgina Crocuses blooming in early spring, in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Petal Afloat

petal, spring, flower floating petal

New York Botanical Garden during the first weekend of spring.

Signs of Spring

First Signs of Spring, weird weather watch, global warming photos, weather photos,\r\n A bit early for blooming flowers...Studio City, California, January 18, when it was supposed to be cold and rainy in LA. This is the time of year when the trees that do have leaves and flowers are pretty bare. However, this shows that things are happening a lot earlier than they are supposed to be.

Spring Flowers

spring flowers, tulips Spring flowers Tulips blooming in the Netherlands.

Melting Ice

hoyt lake, ice, spring Melting Ice The ice began to melt on top of this lake as spring brought 60-degree weather. \r\n

Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota

Defying Gravity?

raindrops, spider web, spring Raindrops Raindrops suspended by the craftsmanship of our eight-legged friends.\r\n

California

Welcome Spring

union square, farmers market, spring Welcome spring at the Union Square Farmers\' Market Union Square Farmers\' Market, New York City.

Global Warming Early Spring

Global Warming Brings Early Spring, weird weather watch global warming photo, weather photos\r\n Casalecchio di Reno, Italy, taken on an usually warm day in the first week of March with tons of flowers in bloom.

Spring Dogwood

dogwood tree, spring, flower Flowering Dogwood Allentown, Pennsylvania

Blooming Spring Flower

spring flower, spring, flower Blooming Spring Flower Blossoming in Virginia

After April Showers

rainbow, rain rainbow photo

The April showers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, brought this perfect rainbow.

Peony

Peony, flower Peony Washington Monument grounds, Washington, D.C.

Bee and Columbine

bee special package, bee photo, bee bee photos, photos of bee, bee Taken in my backyard.\r\n

Northeast Ohio.

Global Warming Brings Early Spring

Global Warming Brings Early Spring, weird weather watch global warming photo, weather photos\r\n Casalecchio di Reno, Italy.

Spring\'s First Bees

spring, bees Spring\'s First Bees These bees were abuzz with activity on the first warm day in Sligo, Pennsylvania.

Anticipation...

forsynthia, flowers, spring Forsythia\r\n In the language of flowers, forsythia means anticipation. These early blooms are a sign that the wait for spring is almost over.

East Brunswick, New Jersey