Pretty petals on parade

1. A dog patiently waits as its owner photographs cherry blossoms during a stroll through the gardens of the Reggia di Venaria Reale near Turin, Italy. — AFP

2. A woman dressed in a lolita-style dress posing beneath blooming cherry blossoms at a park in Shanghai, China. — AFP

3. A woman posing with her dogs during a picnic beneath blossoming almond trees at Quinta de los Molinos park in Madrid, Spain. — Reuters

4. Visitors photographing a dog beneath a cherry blossom tree at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan. — AFP