Your photos: Resting dogs and cows while flowers bloom

BBC Weather Watchers/Chowist A brown and white dog lying down on a path with its eyes closed.BBC Weather Watchers/Chowist
BBC Weather Watchers/Graham's vista A bright yellow flower, with some more behind it, sits in a field under a cloudy sky.BBC Weather Watchers/Graham's vista

Sometimes we all just need to take five - and a leaf out of this dog's book in Burghill, Worcestershire.
A bright pop of colour against a dull, cloudy sky in Bodymoor Heath, Warwickshire.

We love to feature your photographs showing the beauty of the West Midlands in all kinds of ways.

This week, we have dogs and cattle having a sit down, great flower photos and a lovely sunrise over the canal in Stoke-on-Trent.

BBC Weather Watchers/Penguin Leader A drone shot of a swathe of fields under a dark, cloudy sky.BBC Weather Watchers/Penguin Leader
This stunning shot shows all the fields around Dorridge, near Solihull, under a stormy sky.

You can be part of future galleries with your own photos of the area - upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at midlandstoday@bbc.co.uk.

For inspiration, view some top tips here from three of England's Big Picture photographers.

When emailing pictures, please make sure you include the following information:

  • The full name of the person who took the pictures (as this person owns the copyright)
  • Confirmation that the copyright holder gives permission for the BBC to use their pictures across all its outputs
  • The location, date and time the pictures were taken
  • Your telephone number so we can get back to you if we have any further questions.
  • Any other details about the pictures that may be useful for us to know

Please note that while we welcome all your pictures, we are more likely to use those which have been taken in the past week.