Your Pictures of Scotland: 30 April - 7 May

Barry Brown sent in this picture of his daughter Kirstie enjoying her holidays on an empty beach at Ness, Isle of Lewis, which was taken by his wife Fiona.

Richard Wood says he took this shot of Sandwood Bay in Sutherland while spending a great weekend camping and walking with his 13-year-old son Matthew.

Stuart Brown photographed one of the first runners in the Bupa Great Edinburgh Run going through the Meadows. He says it was a good day for it, sunny and cool.

Newborn rare breed Castlemilk lambs, photographed at Rossie, Forgandenny, by John Bushell.

A sunset over a loch at Loirston, Cove, Aberdeen. Richard Street, of Aberdeen, says he couldn't resist spending an hour or so watching the sun go down and taking pictures.

Trish Clark sent in this picture of her daughter Leona, pipe major at Queen Victoria School, Dunblane, leading the band as they pipe dancers out for 'morning music'.

Morag Ramsay, from Glasgow, took this view of Loch Lyon from the summit of Ben Dorain, which she climbed on bank holiday Monday.

Pieter Sipkes, of the Netherlands, sent in this picture of Ullapool he took during a trip to Scotland.

With the garden finally coming to life after the severe winter, this fly looked slightly curious to see a camera coming towards it, says Neil Paterson of West Lothian.

This image, looking west over the ruins of Castle Tioram and Loch Moidart, towards the island of Muck, was taken early in the morning by Graham Harris Graham, of South Alloa.

Jim Farish says this spring lamb, photographed on Skye at the broch at Struan, was happy to let him get within a few feet of it.

Rosemary Watson, of Comrie, Perthshire, says she quickly captured this rainbow in Glen Quaich early one morning, when there was a sudden blink of sunshine.