

Here are 13 pictures of Edinburgh and the Lothians people enjoying summer fun in the sun
While many of us are skipping foreign holidays this year due to covid restrictions, we can still enjoy the relative freedoms we now have at home.
We asked you for the favourite picture of your summer so far on our Facebook page and you inundated us with happy images.
Here are 13 of our favourites.
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1. Parklife
Stephanie Ng took this picture of her children enjoying a new park seconds from their house in Musselburgh. Photo: UGC

2. New arrivals
Kirsty McNealis shared this image of the new giraffes at Edinburgh Zoo. Photo: UGC

3. Surf's up
Amanda Milne took this picture of her daughter "jumping into our holiday" at Seacliffe Beach, East Lothian. Photo: UGC

4. Setting sun
Callum Scott captured this shot of his son watching the sunset over Loch Leven. Photo: UGC