A skater enjoys the first warm days of the year along the lakeside in Lausanne (Keystone/Dominic Favre)
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Hang your head - a wet snowdrop (Keystone/Arno Balzarini)
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Apple blossoms against the backdrop of the snow covered Glärnisch peak (Keystone/Arno Balzarini)
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A male yellowhammer searching for food. This bird is a sure sign spring is on the way (Keystone)
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Trees blooming in the capital Bern (Reuters/Stefan Wermuth)
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Stripping down and sunbathing on a spring Sunday along the lake in Zurich (Keystone/Walter Bieri)
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Cows grazing between blooming fruit trees in Igis in the Rhine Valley (Keystone/Arno Balzarini)
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Hardly out and already covered up - willow buds drenched by late snow and ice (Keystone/Arno Balzarini)
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Lily-white legs come out in Zurich (Keystone/Steffen Schmidt)
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A view of Bern from the Rosengarten park (Swiss-Image)
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First leaves sprouting on la Treille, the official Geneva chestnut tree. This event has marked the start of spring in the city since 1818 (Keystone/Martial Trezzini)
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A crocus pushes through some late snow in March (Keystone/Ennio Leanza)
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With the first warm spring days, "Petanque" balls start flying, as here on the shores of Lake Zurich (Keystone/Walter Bieri)
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Ilona gets ready for the clients turning up at this garden centre as soon as temperatures rise (Keystone/Steffen Schmidt)
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Spring is around the corner when the grass frogs migrate from their winter quarters to their spawning pools (Keystone/Walter Bieri)
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South of the Alps, a magnolia tree blooms in Lugano as temperatures hit 21 degrees Celsius (Keystone/Karl Mathis)
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A skier heads downhill after a spring outing to the Schafberg in the Prättigau region of canton Graubünden (Keystone/Arno Balzarini)
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A Japanese cherry tree leaves a pink carpet of blossoms draped over this parked car (Keystone/Alessandro della Bella)
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Walking along the shores of Lake Maggiore in canton Ticino (Keystone/Martin Ruetschi)
First flight of the year - bee meets crocus (Keystone/Ennio Leanza)
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Balancing act - window cleaners in action at the Feld school in Zurich during spring cleaning (Reuters/Siggi Bucher)
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Ice cream, family outings and barbecues are unmistakable signs spring is here (Keystone/Arno Balzarini)
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Another family outing - ducks on the roof of Bern's communication museum (Keystone/Yoshiko Kusano)
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Seasonal colours - blue, green and blooming yellow canola (Keystone/Walter Bieri)
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Taking in the warmth of an early spring day in Lugano with Monte Bre in the background (Keystone/Karl Mathis)
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There's a fresh vibe in the air.
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Switzerland is the place to be when the sun finally comes out and the snow starts to melt.
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A series of images from the four corners of Switzerland which capture the essence of autumn – a moment in time caught between the departing summer and approaching winter.
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And everyone is drawn outside to the bathing places, street cafes, open air cinemas or the countryside. Record temperatures in May gave the Swiss a taste of the summer to come.
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