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 Photograph: Graeme Robertson/guardian.co.uk A common grey squirrel among blooming crocus in the sunny spring weather in Bath Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Photograph: Ben Birchall/guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: Graeme Robertson/guardian.co.uk 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 Photograph: Graeme Robertson/guardian.co.uk The ice-cream vans are out in force, delighting children everywhere. But accidents will happen. Photograph: Graeme Robertson Photograph: Graeme Robertson/guardian.co.uk