Got the Monday blues? Fed up of hearing about the general election? Start the day with a flat tyre?

To lighten the mood, we've compiled some images of Dorset and the Forest looking quite spectacular to lift your spirits. 

We live in a beautiful part of the world and these pictures have reminded us of just that.

If you'd like to share a picture of Dorset with us and other readers, we'd love to see them.

You can join our Echo Camera Club on Facebook or our Flickr group, An Echo Year 2017.