Your Pictures of Scotland: 17-24 June 2011

Elie beach proved to be a good location for a game of cricket. Ryan Gray from Cupar took the photo. If you want to let us know what you think of this week's pictures, go to http://www.facebook.com/bbcscotlandnews

Pitlochry bloomed between showers when Les Fernie, from Perth, took this photo.

Sophie explored the shore of Loch Linnhe with her feathered companions while mum Sheila Ryan looked on.

Morning broke over Plockton pier during Duncan MacKechnie's holiday.

Walter McLaren from Galashiels captured a blooming Bank Street Gardens.

The gannet colony on Bass Rock caught Ian Macrae Young's attention during a trip there.

Preparations for the Wickerman Festival were under way when Emma and Jimmy Mathers from Fort William came across the wicker man in Kirkcudbright.

Susannah Cooper was in charge of the camera while Euan Carrick flew a Piper PA28 Warrior aircraft over Holy Loch with the town of Kirn on the left, across the River Clyde from Greenock.

Crail Food Festival brought a crowd to the harbour area. Frances Menter from Dundee thought the weather was more Costa del Sol than East Neuk.

Mike McKendrick from Aberdeenshire thought that this was a novel way to go for a bike ride along the Moray Firth.

This bee was too busy in Aimee Meechan's garden in Aberdeen to notice her taking a photo.

A passing German tourist told Barry and Betsy Dickson from Alloa: "You guys are either crazy or heroes." They were cycling on the road up the 2053ft Bealach na Ba on their way to Applecross in Wester Ross at the time.

Cameron was airborne during the warm-up for his first men's 10k run in Glasgow. His dad David Clark was there to capture the moment.

The Riverside Museum gleamed for Michael Beglan and other visitors in its first week.

A coastal walk at St Abbs Head was part of the itinerary of Ethan Hallbeyer's holiday. He was on vacation from Toronto, Canada.