The Atacama Desert is in bloom, with flowers covering arid stretches in shades of white and purple. This unusual winter bloom, the first in ten years, is the result of rainfall in April.

describing her as in "full bloom". The next theme is "sparkle" and the deadline for your entries is 26 March. If you would like to enter, send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. Further details ...

A super bloom of wild poppies has appeared near Lake Elsinore, in California, following weeks of heavy rain. Hillsides in the area, to the south east of Los Angeles, are covered in swathes of the ...

(Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images) The "Pink Moon" is named not for its own color but for the color of spring flowers that bloom at this time of year. It was best seen at dusk on ...