Weekend readers' pictures: colour

'A boat on a lake in Pakistan really sets off the colour of the rock in the background' Photograph: Julian Cox

'The door is firmly bolted and locked, but the colours suggest that riches are to be found within' Photograph: Mike Smith

'A honeycomb of coloured spheres in Turku, Finland' Photograph: Steve Weaver

'Baby Rachel, just hours after being born' Photograph: Brian Hill

'The open hole where the roof used to be in Clifford's Tower in York. The umbrellas that the staff installed as a token roof, to commemorate the original roof's destruction and this year's dreadful summer, glowed in the sun after a brief shower and made a very colourful pattern against the pure blue sky' Photograph: Allan Harris

'When visiting Lotherton Hall recently I loved the deep colours of the flamingoes. Last year they were a lot lighter. I guess their diet has been changed. This one was against dark trees so it contrasted beautifully'
Photograph: Barbara Hirst

'A spot of colour in an otherwise drab summer' Photograph: Kevin Gardner

'It would be a crime if they were ever separated. As seen in the secondhand bookshop at Moseley Old Hall'
Photograph: Peter Austin

'The green colour of the An Post box in Ireland is as identifiable as its red counterpart in the UK. The bright green against the dull concrete wall really stood out and caught my attention' Photograph: Niall Hearty

'Why paint an apartment block boring white when there are so many wonderful colours? New marina, Albufeira, Portugal' Photograph: Ann Finn