EVERY day in The National we publish one of the best photographs our readers have sent in to pictures@thenational.scot from across Scotland. Here are last week's:
This glorious display of autumn colours on Terregles Avenue in Pollokshields, Glasgow, was sent in by Colin Mearns.
Catriona Kellock sent in this magical snap of the Kelpies and Helix Park in Falkirk.
She said: “The park was very busy with families enjoying the good weather, the views of the Kelpies and the Ochil Hills and the ice creams!”
National reader Frank Urban took this photo in Aberfeldy. He said: “I was delighted to see this beautiful red squirrel when out and about last week.”
READ MORE: Photos of the week: Lochs, waterfalls, rainbows and rowan berries
Reader Colin Rankin took this radiant shot just around the corner from his home.
He says: “I realised on a wander that it’s not often that the Wallace Monument and the Stirling Old Bridge are rarely outshone by a tree, but autumn really does bring out the best in nature.”
Reader Kristofer Kerrigan took this shot of Loch Shiel, at Glenfinnan Viaduct, when travelling to Arisaig at the weekend.
John Macgregor of Kinlochleven took this shot showcasing bare hills in Argyll.
To contribute your own photographs, which may be published in our newspaper and featured online, email pictures@thenational.scot along with your name and a short caption explaining where it was taken
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