Summer 2013 has delivered some of the most striking skies we can remember – from technicolour sunsets and rainbows, to the darkest of looming clouds.
It’s created an incredible backdrop to harvest and dozens of our readers have captured these photogenic moments on camera.
Click through this slideshow to see some of our favourites:
Cutting spring barley at Stone House Farm in Withington. From Edward Thomas
Harper student Will Jones snapped this at Graham Wade’s farm just outside Grantham
John Deere S670i hard at work. By FWispace user “dazles”
Enjoying the rainbow while waiting for the rain to stop in Macmerry, East Lothian
Sun sets over a Massey
A colourful dusk on Neasham Springs Farm in Darlington. By Andrew Wright
The sun runs out on another hot and dusty day in Woodfield, Essex
The distraction of this sunset didn’t stop work in Little Alne, Warwickshire. From Sally Bevan
Cutting Flash oilseed rape on Bredon Hill, Worcestershire. From Jake Freestone
Ben Frost captured this photo while combining KWS Kielder wheat at Thoresby Estate
The sun dips behind the clouds at Hamilton Farms in East Lothian. By Marc Epstein
Stunning sunset in West Berkshire