It’s a spring thing

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A skater enjoys the first warm days of the year along the lakeside in Lausanne (Keystone/Dominic Favre) Keystone Archive

Hang your head - a wet snowdrop (Keystone/Arno Balzarini) Keystone

Apple blossoms against the backdrop of the snow covered Glärnisch peak (Keystone/Arno Balzarini) Keystone

A male yellowhammer searching for food. This bird is a sure sign spring is on the way (Keystone) Keystone

Trees blooming in the capital Bern (Reuters/Stefan Wermuth) Reuters

Stripping down and sunbathing on a spring Sunday along the lake in Zurich (Keystone/Walter Bieri) Keystone

Cows grazing between blooming fruit trees in Igis in the Rhine Valley (Keystone/Arno Balzarini) Keystone

Hardly out and already covered up - willow buds drenched by late snow and ice (Keystone/Arno Balzarini) Keystone

Lily-white legs come out in Zurich (Keystone/Steffen Schmidt) Keystone

A view of Bern from the Rosengarten park (Swiss-Image) Swiss-Image

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) Keystone

A crocus pushes through some late snow in March (Keystone/Ennio Leanza) Keystone

With the first warm spring days, "Petanque" balls start flying, as here on the shores of Lake Zurich (Keystone/Walter Bieri) Keystone

Ilona gets ready for the clients turning up at this garden centre as soon as temperatures rise (Keystone/Steffen Schmidt) Keystone

Spring is around the corner when the grass frogs migrate from their winter quarters to their spawning pools (Keystone/Walter Bieri) Keystone

South of the Alps, a magnolia tree blooms in Lugano as temperatures hit 21 degrees Celsius (Keystone/Karl Mathis) Keystone

A skier heads downhill after a spring outing to the Schafberg in the Prättigau region of canton Graubünden (Keystone/Arno Balzarini) Keystone

A Japanese cherry tree leaves a pink carpet of blossoms draped over this parked car (Keystone/Alessandro della Bella) Keystone

Walking along the shores of Lake Maggiore in canton Ticino (Keystone/Martin Ruetschi)

First flight of the year - bee meets crocus (Keystone/Ennio Leanza) Keystone

Balancing act - window cleaners in action at the Feld school in Zurich during spring cleaning (Reuters/Siggi Bucher) Reuters

Ice cream, family outings and barbecues are unmistakable signs spring is here (Keystone/Arno Balzarini) Keystone

Another family outing - ducks on the roof of Bern's communication museum (Keystone/Yoshiko Kusano) Keystone

Seasonal colours - blue, green and blooming yellow canola (Keystone/Walter Bieri) Keystone

Taking in the warmth of an early spring day in Lugano with Monte Bre in the background (Keystone/Karl Mathis) Keystone

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There's a fresh vibe in the air.

Switzerland is the place to be when the sun finally comes out and the snow starts to melt.