Gloucestershire in pictures: Sunny starts and pigeons

Maddie Simpson
Journalist

What a heatwave! The sun certainly showed itself this week after some rainfall in the county earlier this month. Temperatures were scorching - some days reaching 30C.

And alongside the beautiful weather comes beautiful settings for photo opportunities. We have had some treats this week - here are a few of our favourite moments.

A wooden fence with a green field in front of it and an orange sun rising in the background.Geordie

Sunny starts: What a way to start a morning in the county. Bourton-on-the-Water is beautiful as it is but looks even more stunning in the early morning sunrise. Thank you to our weather watcher, Geordie, for sending this to us.

A man smiling into the camera with a red cap on and pigeons in the background.

Pigeon love: A moment to appreciate the pigeons! Tony Triffitt in Podsmead feeds the pigeons in Kings Square every week and there is an emotional reason behind it.

When his wife passed away, she asked him to "look after her babies" which was her way of saying "look after the pigeons".

Tony has kept his promise all these years on - so if you see him around Gloucester - that is why he is doing it.

Two aeroplanes with colourful wings on green grass. PA

A world first in the skies over Gloucestershire: Three cousins have "made aviation history" by performing a triple formation wing walk, believed to be a world first.

Flame Brewer, 21, Rose Powell, 20, and Jasmine Norman, 20, flew metres apart on the wings of three vintage bi-planes on Saturday over Rendcomb Airfield in Cirencester.

Purple flowers in the forefront and a blue sky with clouds in the background.Abstract Emotion

Edgy: Loving this photo captured in Edge this week by our weather watcher, Abstract Emotion. What a beautiful corner of the world we live in!

A shot of Gloucester from the top of Robinswood Hill with some people admiring the view.

To the top: From the top of Robinswood Hill - you can see a large portion of the county and it is stunning.

In this photo, if you look really closely, you can see Gloucester Cathedral.

A man talking into a microphone with a purple screen in the background and BBC Radio Gloucestershire branding.

In the hot seat: George Skivington joined BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Steve Kitchen his week to talk all things rugby and personal life.

Listeners were able to send in questions to George, who is director of rugby for Gloucester.

One questioner asked: "George, are you happy?"

"I am happy yes. I know I haven't got a massive reputation for smiling," George answered.

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