Mother Nature doesn’t care about a pandemic. Slovenia’s countryside is blooming with spring colour and the weather is warm and sunny.

Every spring many of the normally lush green meadows on the slopes of Mount Golica turn almost completely snow-white because of the white blossoms of wild-growing daffodils. (photo: Ales Krivec)

The countryside of Bela Krajina, a small region in the far southeastern corner of Slovenia, is known for its gentle landscape of birch trees and vineyards. (photo: Jost Gantar, slovenia.info)

Spring is such a wondrous time of year in the Slovenian countryside. The trees begin to bud, blossoms appear on trees, then the blossoms give way to the fresh green color of new leaves. It is so impressive to watch the trees and see how quickly they change from day to day! (photo: Domen Dolenc)

Spring is a great time of year to walk among blossoming fruit trees in Slovenia’s countryside. (photo: Tomo Jesenicnik, slovenia.info)