Your pictures of Scotland: 29 August - 5 September

A Viking long ship on fire against a night sky.Chris Rowe

Chris Rowe captured the excitement of the Viking festival at Portsoy.

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 29 August and 5 September.

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A close-up of a flower which has different shades of pink petals.Blignault Wienand

Blignault Wienand captured the beauty of this vibrant red dahlia in his father's garden in Nairn.

The chalk drawing on long piece of wood on a beach has a picture of Jaws the shark, an octopus, sun umbrellas, lobsters and fish set on a blue background.Lynne Muir

Lynne Muir took this picture of a chalked underwater scene on a long piece of wood at a Fife beach at the 5th birthday of The Pittenweem Menopausal Mermaids.

A sheep teeters on the side of a grassy slope. A red and white lighthouse is in the background. Because of the perspective the sheep looks gigantic.Heather McNally

Heather McNally was visiting Isle of Scalpay and captured this sheep and landscape at Eilean Glas lighthouse.

Light shines from between clouds over a large expanse of water with tiny boats on the far side.Jade Tobia

Jade Tobia took this shot from McCaig's Tower in Oban showing beams of light, a tranquil sky and boats on the horizon

Hay bales in the foreground with trees and big mountains in the background.Ian Barnes

Ian Barnes took this photograph while out for a walk from Alloa onto the River Forth towards Cambus, with Dumyat in the background.

A man with a grey beard in a full Viking outfit is holding an axe and shield. There are other people in the background also in Viking outfits an with burning torches.Pamela McKay

Pamela McKay took this photograph of Shetland's Legendary Up Helly Aa Viking's from Portsoy's gala day. "It was an epic night, with an amazing atmosphere," she said.

The sun is behind a long, lone cloud above a jetty jutting out to sea. Beams of light are radiating from behind the cloud.Natalie Gallan

Natalie Gallan captured the beautiful sunrise at Aberdeen beach.

An island in the estuary which has derelict buildings on it. There are boats on the water in the background.Jim Fanning

Jim Fanning was travelling back by train from work in Dundee and saw this sight from the railway bridge - Inchgarvie in the Firth of Forth.

On the left are castle ruins on a grassy hillside which meets the waters edge. The sun is going down and reflecting on the sea. There are many wispy clouds in the sky.Paul Cook

Paul Cook captured Dunure Castle in Ayrshire at sunset.

An illuminated building makes a nice silhouette against a starry night sky with a green light.Sheisa Fallon

Sheisa Fallon was in Bigton in Shetland overlooking St Ninian's Isle when she saw the aurora borealis.

A ginger Highland cow with large horns stands ankle deep in water surrounded by many geese.Jodi Moodie

Jodi Moodie was at Balgavies nature reserve in Angus when she saw this Highland Cow take a paddle with the visiting winter geese.

A rocky outcrop of jagged rock along the ridge of a mountain with climbers on top.Daniel White

Daniel White took this picture of some climbers tackling the "crazy" pinnacles on the Aonach Eagach Ridge in Glencoe.

There is a bridge in the foreground. The sky is deep pink and green.Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott saw the aurora dancing over the bridge to nowhere in Dunbar.

Two stags look up while surrounded by green bracken. There is mist in the background.Victor Tregubov

Victor Tregubov came across these stags in the bracken during a rainy evening at Glen Etive.

The squirrel is hiding in the hollow of a tree, which is covered in lush, green moss.Graham Christie

Graham Christie loved seeing a red squirrel near Kirkcudbright.

A woman with long hair hangs from a red ribbon while performing an act.Jim Innes

Jim Innes was mesmerised by Aerial Art House, who were performing on Portobello Promenade as part of the Big Beach Busk.

The Bass Rock forms a dark silhouette against an orange sky that looks like its on fire. The sea is in the foreground. Pat Christie

Pat Christie witnessed golden hour in North Berwick, East Lothian, at its very best.

Orange sand against a green sea with a grey house jutting out over the sea. There is a long sea wall and houses on the left of the picture.Colin Archard

Colin Archard captured the beautiful colours of the sand and sea in Lerwick - the detective's house from the series Shetland.

A boy stands on a huge, empty, white beach holding up a stick he has used to draw a face on the sand.Marije Pama

Marije Pama said 10-year-old Mylo was living his best free range life at Clachan Sands in North Uist.

Wilting yellow sunflowers dominate this picture. There are some flower baskets in the background with blue, pink and white flowers.William Halliday

William Halliday took this picture of his wilting sunflowers in his garden in Glasgow.

A rocky outcrop is in the foreground. In the background is the sea and hills. The sky is bright blueJoanna Plachta

Joanna Plachta enjoyed the beautiful and sunny scenery of Mallaig.

Two brown deer stand in purple heather with mist around them.Margaret Simms

Margaret Simms enjoyed seeing deer in the heather near Mull of Kintyre.

Brightly coloured small stock cars race each other on a track. There is a man in orange overalls in the centre with more small cars in the background.Colin Denholm

Colin Denholm said the drivers, aged seven to 11, of these micro stock cars at Crimond Raceway near Peterhead were "awesome".

Hot air balloons of different colours hang in the sky above a street.Emma Jamieson

Emma Jamieson witnessed this unusual sight in the sky above her street from the Strathaven Balloon Festival.

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