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Weekend readers' pictures: Serene

In pictures: serene: swimming through water lilies
Alison Hissey: "My friend Kelly swimming through water lilies in Lake Bled, Slovenia. I loved the strange, dreamlike quality of the image" Photograph: Alison Hissey
In pictures: serene: Turkish terrain
Miles Dosher: "Floating silently over Turkish terrain in a hot air balloon" Photograph: Miles Dosher
In pictures: serene: girl with ice-cream
Jo Whitehall: "My two-year-old daughter, who loves ice-cream. She looks as if she's praying to the god Mr Whippy!" Photograph: Jo Whitehall
In pictures: serene: Children's rodeo in Arizona
Georgia Howe: "A children's rodeo in Arizona, USA. These two were up next, and aged four, it was the girl's first time out on a sheep but her brother had been coaching her. They call the event 'Mutton Bustin'" Photograph: Georgia Howe
In pictures: serene: Saltburn Pier
David Meredith: "Saltburn Pier. The drinks can is the only sign that anybody had been there" Photograph: David Meredith
In pictures: serene: rock-hewn church in Lallibella, Ethiopia
Laurie Vose: "A rock-hewn church in Lallibella, Ethiopia" Photograph: Laurie Vose
In pictures: serene: sunset
Ali Sedaghat: "I was invited to a friend's hotel to watch the sunset. It was devine and calm, especially when the sun went behind the rocks" Photograph: Ali Sedaghat
In pictures: serene: clear waters of south Devon
Peter Spence: "Enjoying the crystal clear waters of south Devon. Just a snorkel, fins and a whole other world to discover" Photograph: Peter Spence
In pictures: serene: alabaster heads
Allan Harris: "An underground gallery of huge alabaster heads by Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park" Photograph: Allan Harris
In pictures: serene: mute swan
Ian Mulelly: "Taken at Jubilee River last year, this beautifully serene mute swan was moving effortlessly and majestically alongside me for some way" Photograph: Ian Mulelly
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