Spring has sprung

A Jiayang steam train runs on a narrow gauge railway in cole flower fields in Qianwei County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 20, 2019. The old-fashioned steam train, running on a narrow gauge railway in Qianwei County, serves mainly in sightseeing, but as increasing number of tourists visit the county in recent years, the train itself has become an attraction providing a journey of reminiscence. Xinhua
Blooming flowers are seen at rock creek park in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2019. Reuters
Blooming cherry trees are seen across the street from the White House in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2019. Reuters
Fields with daffodils in bloom, Lisse, Netherlands, 26 March 2019. EPA
A woman takes pictures of cherry blossoms on a bridge in Tokyo, Japan, 26 March 2019. Cherry blossoms in Tokyo flowered on 21 March, Japan Meteorological Agency said. Temperatures in the central region of the Japanese capital rose over 15 degrees Celsius, which is usual for the time of the year. Cherry blossoms are expected to be in full bloom in central Tokyo at this end of this month. EPA
In this picture taken on March 24, 2019 people look and touch cherry blossoms in the Yuyuantan park in Beijing. AFP
Visitors flocked a street under blooming cherry blossoms near Jiming Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China March 23, 2019. Picture taken March 23, 2019. Reuters
Photo taken on March 22, 2019 shows cole flowers fields in Hai'an City, Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province. Xinhua
A visitor looks at the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch as he enjoys nearly 50 acres of blooming giant Tecolote ranunculus flowers in Carlsbad, California, U.S., March 21, 2019. Reuters
Women sells flowers outside the General Cemetery in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, March 18, 2019. AP
A view of Cosmos flowers as the sun sets over Delta Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, 20 march 2019. The flowers are early signs of the shift from Summer to autumn as they blanket large areas of the city and open farm areas around Johannesburg and further a field. EPA
Colorful flowers in Bilbao, Spain, 20 March 2019. First day of spring in 2019 falls on 20 March. According to forecasts, Spain will experience a warm weather during the second driest spring registered in the 21st century. EPA
Wild flowers bloom in front of the US-Mexico border fence seen from Tijuana, in Baja California state, Mexico, on March 26, 2019. - A Democrat-led congressional committee challenged Tuesday the Pentagon's plan to divert $1 billion to support President Donald Trump's plan to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. AFP
A bee sucks nectar from a almond tree blossoms in Oberrotweil, Germany, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. AP
Every year there is a unique phenomenon that appears in the Greek countryside, which resembles the one of Japan and its blossomed cherry trees. In mid-March, the fertile plain of Veria is transformed in a vast pink coloured bed of blossoming peach trees. AFP
A bird is seen on a flowering tree in Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, March 18, 2019. Xinhua
A model poses among wildflowers in bloom Monday, March 18, 2019, in Lake Elsinore, Calif. About 150,000 people flocked over the weekend to see this year's rain-fed flaming orange patches of poppies lighting up the hillsides near Lake Elsinores, about a 90-minute drive from either San Diego or Los Angeles. AP
Choi Won-suk wschoi@koreatimes.co.kr

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