Hallo Summer Goodbye

Summer was a bit late starting here this year but the past 2 weeks have more than made up for it as it is 40c plus now!! It ain't 'alf hot Mum!!

It was lovely in Oxford the last three days on my mini-break! Got home to Surrey and the sun was quickly hidden by clouds! We have windows open but i have a cardigan on!

When I leave for work around 7.00ish you can smell Autumn in the air and the same when it goes dark during the evening.

It is beautifully warm here, with a gentle breeze, and no real signs of autumn. Yet.

The very first hint of an Autumnal morning. Still, quiet and softly misted. Yes, janthea there's a scent of change. A beautiful beginning to the day.

Here in Fife, I haven't yet felt any change towards Autumn. No leaf fall, only a slight dip in the temperature early and late in the day and certainly no need for extra layers or heating. I sat in a friend's' garden yesterday in 22 plus degrees watching the geese and ducks on the loch and it still felt like mid-summer. The flower beds were in full bloom and look as if they will last for weeks to come. Autumn usually happens when the school starts which is in 10 days time, but perhaps this year it will be later.....