
Every week we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week the theme was playtime and we start with a photograph taken by William Chadwick showing "spring in full swing in Colorado. As the sun shines and people start finding more time to play."

Gary Cohen: "I captured a photo of this boy playing with his football. Unfortunately the ball bounced into the street and met an untimely demise. The boy, however, was ok."

Kevin Horsewood: "This is my daughter in a rubber ring in the pool whilst on holiday in Fuerteventura, Spain. With a shutter speed of 1/10th of a second I tried to catch the movement of her spinning around in the ring, because she was having such a great time."

Dana Pasca-Hossu: "It’s my turn, the chess clock is ticking!"

Amy Smith: "Teams shake hands after a summer game of frisbee at a tournament called GRUB, in Boulder, Colorado, USA."

Alice Duncan: "The Rubik's cube I had in the 1980s and one of the playthings I have kept from my childhood."

Boyd Greenwood: "My son Jack and his cousin jump off the 3m board at a lake in the south of France."

Heather Watkins: "My step-daughter enjoying the Spring sunshine on a swing at Dinton Pastures Country Park, Berkshire, England."

Rachel Evans: "Went to to visit my best friend where we played crazy golf. I took this photo shortly after jubilantly getting a hole-in-one...although I went on to lose, miserably! Victoria Park, Bath England."

and finally, a day on the Oregon Coast taken by Whitney Fox. Our next theme is "missing". If you'd like to enter, send your pictures to [email protected]. Further details and terms can be seen on the photo blog; just follow the link below this gallery.
- Published17 January 2023
