Your pictures: Dry and sunny springtime

Pamela Tickell
BBC News, North East and Cumbria
BBC Weather Watchers / Susie J A duck and four yellowish ducklings are waddling together along a path. More birds are sitting in grass ahead of them. It is a bright day.BBC Weather Watchers / Susie J
We were not the only ones looking for somewhere to cool down in Marske-by-the-Sea

This spring is so far ranking at the driest in over a century, according to the Met Office.

While there have been a few rainy spells in the north-east of England and Cumbria, it has mainly been dry and bright.

Our Weather Watchers were out and about across the region capturing the sunny scenes.

Here are some of our favourites.

BBC Weather Watchers / Hairyhorace Purple flowers are in bloom on a forest floor. Rays of sunshine through the trees are illuminating the pathway.BBC Weather Watchers / Hairyhorace
This forest in New Markse looked mystical in the morning sunshine
BBC Weather Watchers / JulieJ A dog bounding along the coastline is illuminated from behind, casting it in shadow. The sun is shining overhead and the sky is blue.BBC Weather Watchers / JulieJ
This dog was having a paw-some beach day at Cresswell in Northumberland
BBC Weather Watchers / millomite A sunny landscape photo. There are lush green trees and white flowers in bloom in the foreground. Further afield, a stone tower on a hill is reflected in the water below it. There is a grassy mountain in the background. The sky is blue.BBC Weather Watchers / millomite
The skies were blue and flowers in bloom in Millom, Cumbria
BBC Weather Watchers / Dan Seaham Harbour Lad A grey pigeon splashing in a bird bath.BBC Weather Watchers / Dan Seaham Harbour Lad
This pigeon found a way to beat the dry spell in Seaham, County Durham
BBC Weather Watchers / Stockton Lass A dirt path has large cracks in it as it is so dry. Green grass borders each side.BBC Weather Watchers / Stockton Lass
The ground was dry and cracked in Stockton-on-Tees
BBC Weather Watchers / Taneth Tall yellow flowers are growing as far as the eye can see in a field. A pathway has been made down the middle. BBC Weather Watchers / Taneth
Hawthorn in County Durham looked bright and colourful in the springtime
BBC Weather Watchers / Figaro A white/brown dog, who looks tired, is lying down under some wooden furniture. Its head is poking out from the shade into the sunshine. BBC Weather Watchers / Figaro
The sunny days were all too much for some of our furry friends in Wallsend, North Tyneside

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