Photo highlights of the day A Hokkaido squirrel checks out its surroundings in a patch of wild flowers in full bloom on the grounds of Urausu Jinja shrine. The blossoming of blue Corydalis ambigua flowers and the pink flowers of Erythronium japonicum, a kind of trout lily, signal the arrival of spring on Japan’s northernmost main island Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images: http://gu.com/p/4tnge/stw#img-15