We asked our readers to send us disappointing pictures of the sunny weekend. Most of them ignored us

It was a gorgeous May weekend of sun and suncream for much of the UK. On Friday, we asked our readers to share their underwhelming pictures of a weekend of disappointing mishaps and general ennui in spite of the gorgeous weather.

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Some of you ignored this edict and sent us pictures of your cats instead.

Love in the sun My cats get up close and personal in the sunshine.

Or gorgeous flowers.

Tulips, ahh tulips Where else to be on a lovely day!

Or fun and frolics on the beach.

Beach Afternoon Taken on Burnham on sea , Somerset . Picture of the lower lighthouse. Taken by Poppy Harris age 8

Or sitting on a boat on Lake Windermere.

None of these pictures are in the spirit of our underwhelming series, which admittedly up til now has dealt with more traditionally disappointing events like Valentine’s Day, Christmas and coming face to face with the supernatural.



But some of you got the idea of what we were looking for.



Such as this human, on a night shift and desperately trying to blot out the relentless Mancunian sun



Cursing the light Enjoying the ample Manchester sunshine as it prevents me from sleeping between night shifts

Or Don, who knows that the real story can often be found in the gutter



The worst ice tragedy since the Titanic... Someone, somewhere near the Natural History Museum was left very disappointed...and hot

Or Annie, who managed to point her campervan to one of the country’s few patches of rain with unerring accuracy



Picnic in the campervan It was sunny when we set off.

And there’s always sunny Saltburn



'Sunny' Saltburn by the sea Despite what the press would have us believe the weather was not glorious everywhere yesterday!!!!

Or the opportunity to have your legs mangled by insects



Bitten I was enjoying drinking pimms in the garden. Something was really enjoying drinking my blood. The first time I go outside with bare legs and I have 15 bites to show for it.

And if you’re ever in doubt, you could always just send us a picture of a fire hydrant not going off

