Your photos: Morning mist and mushrooms

BBC Weather Watchers/Coton Karen A hot-air balloon, coloured in irregular red, yellow and blue panels, floats in a blue sky with white clouds. The top of a tree is visible bottom-right. BBC Weather Watchers/Coton Karen
BBC Weather Watchers/Dammo A clearly defined layer of mist lies over grassland below a blue sky with the sun starting to rise behind trees. In the foreground, a traditional park bench sits on paving slabs.  BBC Weather Watchers/Dammo

After the rain, some ballooning weather in the skies over Stafford.
A misty morning in Knowle before the sun arrives to burn it off.

We love to feature your photographs showing the beauty of the West Midlands and here are some of the best from the past week.

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