Has spring sprung?

A tourist lies on the grass, surrounded by spring flowers in a park in central London Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

A bee arrives to collect pollen from the stamen of a flowering crocus in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

It's almost warm enough to make being swarmed by pigeons in Hyde Park a positive pleasure.
Photograph: Graeme Robertson

A common grey squirrel among blooming crocus in the sunny spring weather in Bath
Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Crocuses in front of the Circus in Bath Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Are you ready to ditch your socks, let alone brave the streets in shorts like these two shoppers in Oxford Circus?
Photograph: Graeme Robertson

Pigeons walk among blooming crocus in the sunny spring weather in Bath Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

London's office workers dug out their sunglasses and headed out into the park for lunch yesterday - this al fresco diner was in Hanover Square.
Photograph: Graeme Robertson

The ice-cream vans are out in force, delighting children everywhere. But accidents will happen.
Photograph: Graeme Robertson