Westmorland Gazette reader Sue Barlow took this lovely photograph while walking at Elterwater.

She said: “I was surprised to see the cygnets, in the foreground without an adult, but further along saw the adult female, sitting in the sun preening herself, obviously enjoying time to herself.

“Elterwater is beautiful any time of the year and the pathway is good underfoot too. It is another reason why I spend a lot of my time in Cumbria”

* If you have taken a great photograph, email a jpg to andrew.thomas@kendal.newsquest.co.uk with brief details about yourself and how the picture came be taken.