March 20 marks the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning that for the next six months daylight hours will outlast nighttime darkness, and we’ll see plenty of beautiful blooms like the tulips shown here. They were photographed in Drenthe Province of the Netherlands, a country that’s been famous for tulips since the 17th century. That’s when the price of tulip bulbs climbed to astronomical heights and then dramatically collapsed in what’s since become known as the first economic bubble, dubbed ‘Tulip Mania.’
Celebrating the first day of spring
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Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
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The smoke before the bonfire
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This reef is nowhere near the sea…
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A towering view of the Pale Mountains
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Art in the high desert
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Wildebeests in Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
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Great horned owl
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The Sky Over Nine Columns in Venice, Italy
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St. Patrick s Day
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Blackbird in Essex, England
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Here we mark the price of freedom
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Every day is Napping Day for this screech owl
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Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
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From the mind of Frank Gehry
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Celebrating 54 years of Capitol Reef National Park
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
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The moth wonderful time of the year
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The artists come to Venice
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Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands
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Spring awakens
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Pollinator Week
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
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World Bicycle Day
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Rock of ages
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A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
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