We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “summertime”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.
Liz Jones
Liz Jones: “Jumping into the ocean from the top of a boat in Italy.”
Robert Eshelman
Robert Eshelman: “Morning gecko perched on a summertime petal.”
Matthew Logan
Matthew Logan: “Fishing on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Washington, DC is a timeless summertime ritual.”
Roland Trope
Roland Trope: “Summertime is a season for friends to gather outdoors for conversations. The ‘stoops’ (a porch with steps in front of a house) in Manhattan’s Lower East Side is a favourite gathering place where friends can relax and talk as if in a living room, especially in the afternoon where the conversation changes with the light.”
Henrietta Englefield
Henrietta Englefield: “Our daughter and her boyfriend celebrating a happy summer afternoon in Korcula, Croatia.”
Prerna Jain
Prerna Jain: “Woman drinking water from a water tanker on a Delhi street on a hot summer day.”
Patrick Foan
Patrick Foan: “On a hot summer’s day in the garden, this young blackbird landed just two metres away from me, spread his (or her) wings and began to sunbathe.”
Eve Oakley
Eve Oakley: “A golden footprint in the sand on a summer’s evening.”
Richard Palmer
Richard Palmer: “The golden stare.”
Jorge Frank
Jorge Frank took this picture under a parasol
Marianne Wever
Marianne Wever: “In my back yard under the parasol, while the bright sun and trees remain visible through it.”
Zoe Hodkinson
Zoe Hodkinson: “Pool life.”
Juliet Davis
Juliet Davis: “Taking mother on her annual outing to Southwold in Suffolk. The beach huts looked so pretty.”
Doris Enders
Doris Enders: “The right bar stools to sit in to enjoy the summer.”
Anne Bostwick
Anne Bostwick: “A summertime treat on a hot day.”
Linda St Louis
Linda St Louis: “This image was captured in St Lucia in a place called Micoud. I arrived for the morning sunrise and was met with fishermen preparing to sail.”
Nikki McIntyre
Nikki McIntyre: “Always fabulous walking and breathtaking views when in lovely Carding Mill Valley Shropshire.”
Tavas Bharadwaj
Tavas Bharadwaj: “A puffin comes in to land at the edge of a cliff in Heimaey, Westman Islands, Iceland. Puffins spend most of the year at sea. During the summer breeding season, they return to the cliffs and their beaks change from grey to red.”
Zara Mylchreest
Zara Mylchreest: “Milo at Cadair Idris. Making it halfway to the top of the peak.”
Shim Sumin
Shim Sumin: “I developed a fear of water after falling into it during my childhood. Nevertheless, I was determined to confront this fear and learn to swim, so I dedicated myself to practise for a year. In the summer of 2022, I ultimately visited the ocean, which represented a significant personal transformation for me during that season.”
Sally Esau
Sally Esau: “A couple enjoying the summertime at a local viewpoint in Sheringham, Norfolk. I especially like the lady’s pretty sunhat.”
Liz Jones
Robert Eshelman 
Matthew Logan
Roland Trope
Henrietta Englefield
Prerna Jain
Patrick Foan
Eve Oakley 
Richard Palmer
Jorge Frank
Marianne Wever
Zoe Hodkinson
Juliet Davis
Doris Enders
Anne Bostwick
Linda St Louis
Nikki McIntyre
Tavas Bharadwaj
Zara Mylchreest
Shim Sumin
Sally Esau