Unsurprisingly, given the wonderful weather we've been having, blossom features very heavily in the pictures we've been sent by our readers this week.
There are also some lovely coastal scenes, reminding us how lucky we are to live by the Great British Coast, and an adorable picture of a duck 'standing guard' at the bridge over the river.
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Spring sunshine at Castletown, by Duncan Crook:
Durdle Door seen from Bat's Head, pictured by Ian Metcalfe:
Guard of honour at the 'quack' of dawn, by Graeme Mclaren:
Blossom in Swanage by Robin Boultwood:
Blossom at the Borough Gardens in Dorchester, pictured by Sandra Lee:
Magnificent magnolia at Crossways, pictured by Margaret Wellspring:
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