Awesome Photos of the week from BBC News Scotland!

Every week, BBC News in Scotland asks people to send in their photos for publication. Scotland is a beautiful place, and these pictures convey that. One of the photos included a woman's dogs dressed up like Star Wars Jedis, so I put that first, because, well, dog pictures are the best. Enjoy the scenery photos, too!

FUN FACT: Many of Scotland's most famous inventions – kilts, tartans and bagpipes - were actually developed elsewhere. Kilts originated in Ireland, tartans have been found in Bronze Age central Europe and bagpipes are thought to have come from ancient central Asia

Image copyrightMARTIN PRINCE

Image captionLuke Skywalkies: Martin Prince, from Dunfermline, wondered if this photo from his family's dog walker Helen shows a meeting of a Star Wars Jedi dogs council

Image copyrightNIALL FRASER

Image captionNiall Fraser, from Glasgow, captured this scene at Dunnottar Castle on the Aberdeenshire coast

Image copyrightSTEVE SMIRTHWAITE

Image captionSteve Smirthwaite's image looks down on a swimmer in the River Findhorn

Image copyrightBETH CAIRNS

Image captionBeth Cairns, from Rutherglen, described the view from McCaig's Tower of Kerrera, Mull and Oban Bay as "spectacular"

Image copyrightALLISON MCMAHON

Image captionGlamis Castle in Angus pictured by Allison McMahon

Image copyrightSTEPHEN WELLS

Image captionStephen Wells and his daughter at Sgorr Tuath in Wester Ross

Image copyrightCOLIN CHISHOLM

Image captionColin Chisholm was rewarded with this view of The Kelpies on an early morning bike ride

Image copyrightMARIE-PIERRE GARROWAY

Image captionMarie-Pierre Garroway took this image of the Falls of Clyde using a tripod and long exposure to achieve a "silky effect"

Image copyrightELAINE O'REILLY

Image captionA field of lavender at Kinross in a picture taken by Elaine O'Reilly while on her first outing with her mum since the start of lockdown

Image copyrightCHRIS LONG

Image captionChris Long, of Ellon, said he did not spot any puffins on his evening walk at the Bullers of Buchan, but the light looking inland from the clifftop path at sunset was "stunning"

Image copyrightCHRIS MCGREGOR

Image captionChris McGregor said it was good to be home in Anstruther for a family visit

Image copyrightFRANK URBAN

Image captionStromness, Orkney, after a "wee shower" said Frank Urban of this picture

Image copyrightWAYNE PAXTON

Image captionWayne Paxton photographed Lochgoilhead from the mountain The Steeple

Image copyrightMORAG WILSON

Image captionSunrise at the Fyrish Monument captured by Morag Wilson, from Culbokie

Image copyrightROSIE MACKAY

Image captionSwans and cygnets on Mugdock Loch pictured by Rosie Mackay, from East Dunbartonshire

Image copyrightMERVYN RENDALL

Image captionMervyn Rendall sent in this sunset over the Orkney islands

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