Weekend readers' pictures: Fall

Meadbh Metrustry: “I took this at a recent barbecue. Lots of our friends’ children were running and falling with glee, throwing themselves down with no worries or fear of getting hurt. Oh to be young and unafraid” Photograph: Meadbh Metrustry

Linda McIntyre: “Walking on water… or so it seems. On closer inspection, you’ll ­notice that this man is actually ­walking on a tightrope just above the water. A perfect summer’s day at Vevey, Lake Geneva, Switzerland” Photograph: Linda McIntyre

Will Perrin: “I took this photograph of my nephew, Joshua, in Milton Keynes. Even after 15 years of skating, he occasionally falls. Luckily he wasn’t hurt and I got a great action shot. I don’t think he’ll be too ­impressed to see this picture of him in the paper, though” Photograph: Will Perrin

Ian Topham: “The first couple of lines in the Keats poem, To Autumn – ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun’ – are inspiration enough!” Photograph: Ian Topham

Pat & Sam Ward: "A rainbow at the bottom of Vernal Falls in Yosemite was a nice sight on a hot afternoon's hiking on our honeymoon trip" Photograph: Pat & Sam Ward

John Rowley: "As the leaves are still on the tree this is 'Before The Fall'! I took the photo at Hardwick Hall on a sunny late October day, the bright colours a reminder that although autumn marks the descent into winter gloom, it has days to cheer" Photograph: John Rowley

Andrew Hill: "All Foal Down ....but did he fall or was he pushed?" Photograph: Andrew Hill

Ben Jones: "This was my friend's first Bungy jump in New Zealand. This Bungy allows the jumper to touch the inviting water before being pulled back towards the platform" Photograph: Ben Jones

Matthew Reid: "This leaf jumped out at me from amongst the pebals displaying vibrant autumnal hues" Photograph: Matthew Reid