Today is the first day of spring but, instead of being outside enjoying the warmer weather, cute baby animals and wildflowers, most of us are hunkered down indoors due to the coronavirus. To bring a little sunshine into your lives, we’ve created a gallery with spring photos from around Sonoma County. Click through the above slideshow and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram.
25 Spectacular Photos of Spring in Sonoma County
If you can't go outside to enjoy the first day of spring, we'll bring spring to you.
First day of spring in Sonoma Valley. (Nathan Westfall)
First day of spring in Sonoma Valley. (Nathan Westfall)
First day of spring in Sonoma Valley. (Nathan Westfall)
First day of spring in Sonoma Valley. (Nathan Westfall)
Spring in Petaluma. (Dana Hargitay)
Taking a nap at Charlie's Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary in Sonoma. (Courtesy of Charlie's Acres)
Chloe, Genevieve, and Dulce strike a pose at Charlie's Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary in Sonoma. (Courtesy of Charlie's Acres)
You can join Charlie's Acres for a virtual tour of the farm while you're practicing social distancing, unlike Hannah and Margaret here. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for tours. (Courtesy of Charlie's Acres)
Baby goats, named Peaches and Cream, roam the fields at SucherNova Farm, in Cotati. (Christopher Chung)
California poppies in bloom on the coast. (Bob Pool)
Flowering mustard in the Carneros region of Sonoma County. (Alexandra Latypova)
Wildflowers line a trail at Bodega Head above Bodega Bay in Sonoma Coast State Park. (Ken Schulze)
Yellow poppies on a bluff above the ocean in Sonoma Coast State Park. (Ken Schulze)
Hiking trail across coastal meadow full of wildflowers in Bodega Head. (Ken Schulze)
A countryside view in springtime in Sonoma. (Timothy S. Allen)
Spring vineyards in Sonoma County. (Gary Saxe)
Malisa Bruno turns a cartwheel while frolicking in a field of mustard at the Brown Farm in Santa Rosa. (Christopher Chung)
Spring sky lupines create a carpet of color at the Sonoma Valley Regional Park in Glen Ellen. (Kent Porter)
Apple trees blossom in an orchard along Bodega Highway, at Spring Hill School Road, west of Sebastopol. (Christopher Chung)
Daffodils cover the hillside leading to the Family Wineries Tasting Rooms in the Dry Creek Valley. (John Burgess)
Woolly Sunflower blooms in a garden designed by April Owens, executive director of the Habitat Corridor Project, at the home of Niessa and Steve Diehl in Santa Rosa. (Beth Schlanker)
Tulips in bloom at Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery, near Healdsburg. (Christopher Chung)
Plum trees in bloom in a vineyard on a stretch of Old Redwood Highway between Limerick Lane and Highway 101. (Ron Koeberer)
Plum trees in bloom in a vineyard on a stretch of Old Redwood Highway between Limerick Lane and Highway 101. (Ron Koeberer)
A spring storm roils the sky over Pepperwood Preserve (Kent Porter)