Cherry and apple blossom have brought some much-needed cheer during what has been, at times, a cold and dreich start to spring in Scotland.
BBC Scotland News website readers and BBC Weather Watchers have been among those taking pictures of the bright pink blooms.
Weather watcher Wee Murphy's photo of blossom in Edinburgh. [Wee Murphy/BBC Weather Watchers]
Blossom on a street in Dunoon. [Dak Logan/BBC Weather Watchers]
A colourful scene in Inverness. [Iain Macinnes]
A close-up of the blossom in trees at Inverness Cathedral. [Wendy McCredie]
Margaret Douglas said the blossom at Riverside, Stirling, was "beautiful". [Margaret Douglas]
Frank Urban visited Dollar in the hope of finding its cherry blossom in full bloom. Frank said: "I wasn’t disappointed and took this shot of Dollar Parish Church surrounded by the beautiful blossom." [Frank Urban]
A tree pretty in pink below Edinburgh Castle. [Muddy Paws/BBC Weather Watchers]
"Helensburgh is a stunning sea of pink this week, with the cherry blossoms trees now in full bloom," said Charlie McGinn. [Charlie McGinn ]
"My dog Tilly in the Meadows in Edinburgh with the beautiful blossom at their absolute most spectacular," said Julie Odell of her photo. [Julie Odell]
Blossom in Greenock. [Siberian-ogre/BBC Weather Watchers]
Rachel O'Donnell perfectly timed her walk to Edinburgh's Meadows to see it blossom in all its glory. She said: "This beauty of nature stopped one local dog, and I, in our tracks." [Rachel O’Donnell]
Moira Logan's picture was taken in Victoria Park, Glasgow. Moira said: "Everything looked lovely in the beautiful evening light." [Moira Logan]
Ken Macdonald said: "The avenue of cherry blossom trees in the Rose Garden, Linlithgow, always come to bloom in the last couple of weeks on April. This year is no exception." [Ken Macdonald]
Cherry Blossom at Stirling's Cambuskenneth Bridge. Picture by Gordon Bruce. [Gordon Bruce]
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