please log in to view this image Largest St George's flag in England has gone up on Nottingham's Council House
Gorillas pose for selfie with DR Congo anti-poaching unit please log in to view this image Image copyright Ranger Mathieu Shamavu Image caption The gorillas are apparently trying to imitate humans
Picture of human milk ducts goes viral please log in to view this image Image copyright Twitter Milk Ducts? What are they? Why do they look like that? Do I really have them? I don't want breasts anymore. That was the reaction on Twitter after one user shared an image of the flower-like muscles. The milk-making glands are divided into segments and the narrow tubes - or ducts - carry the milk from each segment to the nipple. But for some that's apparently not common knowledge - which is why many people online seemed to find the picture hard to swallow.
Pretty in pink: Scotland's cherry blossom explosion 27 April 2019 The good weather over the Easter weekend may have disappeared but BBC Scotland news website readers have been keen to share their images of the explosion of cherry blossom that the spring sunshine created. Anele McGonigle, from Paisley, was one of the many who said the cherry blossom trees brightened her day. Here is a selection of readers' photos of this week's blossom. please log in to view this image Bill Whiteford sent in this magnificent display from the cherry trees at the old railway station in Bonnybridge please log in to view this image Edinburgh's Meadows' cherry blossoms photographed on Easter Monday by Helen Drummond. She said: "Don't miss them before the wind whips them away." please log in to view this image Janet MacLeod took this blossom in Oban please log in to view this image Ronnie Dornan took this at Devorgilla Bridge on the River Nith, Dumfries please log in to view this image Anele McGonigle from Paisley said the wonderful cherry blossom trees always brighten her day as she takes her daughter to school please log in to view this image Lynn Wishart took this at Letham Glen in Leven, Fife please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Robin Harper sent in this photo of the cherry blossom in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh please log in to view this image Andrew Morton took this picture of the well-known avenue of cherry blossom in Dollar, Clackmannanshire please log in to view this image Graham Paton took this in Edinburgh's Meadows please log in to view this image Alan Stuart took this picture this afternoon in Cathcart Street in Greenock. He thought the pinks of the tree matched well with the stone of the Wellpark Mid Kirk please log in to view this image Rosemary McLaren said: "Sometimes there is no need to leave home to see some gorgeous flowers. This pink cherry blossom is in full bloom in my front garden in Stirling." please log in to view this image please log in to view this image The cherry blossom in Princes Street on Good Friday, taken by Linda Taylor please log in to view this image Ann-Marie Connolly took this photo at the Suspension Bridge in Dumfries of the beautiful blossom on the trees and a lovely carpet of blossom under the trees.
Some great pics there, always a sign Spring has sprung. Here's some of the capital's best displays, I remember as a boy my Dad who was a keen gardener taking us to Regent's Park each year and the fantastic colours of the rows of blossom... https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/9-places-to-see-cherry-blossom-in-london
We used to go to Syon Park and Osterley Park for days out, as well as trips up Horsenden Hill - afterwards we'd go to The Ballot Box (?) pub where we'd play in the beer garden while my parents had a drink - is it still there?
I normally just pick a couple of pictures from this, but they're all crackers this week.... Your pictures of Scotland: 19 - 26 April 26 April 2019 A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 19 March and 26 April. Send your photos to [email protected]. please log in to view this image Colin Mackie visited Glamis Castle for the first time and said it looked magnificent surrounded by masses of daffodils please log in to view this image Corrour and Loch Ossian from the slopes of Leum Uilleim (William’s Leap) on Easter Monday. Taken by Bill Cameron. please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Judith Morton spent a week in Ardnamurchan. This is a view of Camas nan Geall, she says. please log in to view this image Rhododendrons in full spectacular view at Burgie Mains in Moray, captured by Tom McPherson from Hopeman. please log in to view this image Cara contemplating a swim on Easter Monday please log in to view this image Dean Village in Edinburgh. Taken by John Stewart please log in to view this image A white peacock strolling on Moot Hill in the grounds of Scone Palace. Taken by Paul Dimmock. please log in to view this image The European Stonestacking Championship held in Dunbar over the glorious Easter Weekend. Taken by Janina Dolny please log in to view this image A great selection of bikes and trikes took part in the Easter Egg Run from Glasgow Green to the Glasgow Children's Hospital, says Mark Harkin. please log in to view this image Peter Swan took this photo of Pittenweem in Fife on a glorious Easter Sunday please log in to view this image The Callanish stone circle on Isle of Lewis, taken by Paul Bass please log in to view this image Casper the Easter Bunny stopped off in Kinloch Rannoch on Sunday morning with a delivery of eggs. Taken by Alex Grant. please log in to view this image On the holiday weekend I saw a few adders out basking on trails near Morven, Aberdeenshire, says Michael Duguid. please log in to view this image Jane Sayliss took this photo of her husband and dog enjoying the solitude of a stunning beach walk on Berneray in the Outer Hebrides. please log in to view this image Pauline McIntyre took this on Easter Monday at Wemyss Bay station after a sunny day out in Largs. She said: "It was the first time I had visited the station and I was struck by how beautiful the walkway down to the ferry was." please log in to view this image The view over to Arrochar, from the Three Loch Way. Taken by Valerie Pegler please log in to view this image Gardenstown in Aberdeenshire, taken by Gordon Rhind please log in to view this image St Mungo on the Glasgow Mural Trail taken by Rachel Webster on a day trip to Glasgow. please log in to view this image Donnie Nicolson calls this photo the "golden hour". It was taken at Waterstein Head overlooking Neist Point on the Isle of Skye.
please log in to view this image Shirley Maxwell found this octopus on Blacksands Beach in Aberdour. She said: "We carried it about 20ft from the sand back to the sea but it wasn't very impressed and released a big cloud of ink when we put it in the sea." please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Mel Hayes took this photo of friend David walking out from Munros - Conival and Ben More in Assynt - on Easter Monday please log in to view this image Stuart Smith from Kilmarnock took an 860-mile, "very-long-way-round", motorbike trip up to Kinlochbervie. He said: "I walked from the hotel to Sandwood Bay on a beautiful but breezy day. But, man, was it worth it." please log in to view this image Gavin Morris took this photo at the summit of The Cobbler on Easter Monday please log in to view this image Kenny Bryce says he took this photo very early (04:45) on Sunday morning. It is of the sculpture Arria located at Eastfield Cumbernauld. please log in to view this image Thomas Andy Branson says Gourdon harbour is defined by countless scallop shells, the second most valuable shellfish in Scotland please log in to view this image Zulakha Babar took time to rest and be thankful at the Rest and Be Thankful on the A83 in Argyll. please log in to view this image Allison McMahon liked this view of Dundee please log in to view this image Frances Findlay said: "This was taken from our caravan at Rosneath looking up the Gareloch." please log in to view this image Chris Cullen said: "Here is a photo of my niece Esther with her granny (my mother) in the restored Dovecote at Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian. Its an Infrared photo, taken using a fisheye lens." please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Photo taken at the Glenfinnan monument on Saturday by Stewart Beattie please log in to view this image This is the Creighton family on a weekend away to Auchenlarie beach in Dumfries and Galloway please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Gavin Dougan took this photo of Friday's pink moon rising from Portobello beach in Edinburgh. please log in to view this image Margaret Squires sent in this photo of an Easter baptism in St Andrews please log in to view this image Sorley Johnston asks: "Could this be a pot-bellied and weathered Easter Island statue or perhaps it's a monument to a windswept Donald Trump?" It was taken at the Barns of Byback in the Cairngorms on Good Friday. please log in to view this image What's the story in Tobermory? Fiona Ramsay took this photo. please log in to view this image David Milne took this photo of the Glenfinnan Viaduct on the way home from a fantastic weeks holiday in Arisaig.
Some great ones there as well. I'm hoping to do a week in the highlands next summer followed by a week in Ireland...