Winter draws on!

I'm not having a holiday away this year so once the suns gone that's it for me. I can't believe how cold and wet it is now and how early it gets dark (Midlands). Not really winter yet though!

I've not had my summer holidays yet either. Going away at the end of August. I think that the swifts have departed for Africa, as I haven't seen or heard them for the last couple of days. They are always the last summer visitors to arrive and the first to leave. I'm in Northumberland by the way.

Nor me - but I may seek some

Nnooooo. Shut up you horrible lot I've not had my summer holiday yet!!!!
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I mentioned to DH this morning that autumn seems to be starting in August nowadays - it was 6C outside apparently.

It is August. It is summer. End of

It's the beginning of August, I intend to enjoy and celebrate the summer until the end of September (yes I know technically September is Autumn, but here in the SE it is normally a warm pleasant month)

My acers leaves are changing colour, but it’s still warm here.

Had to wear shoes and socks yesterday instead of sandals and yes the dressing gown is back out ugh

Come on! It's not even the middle of August yet. I am just glad that the weather is more normal and that we have all of September to enjoy.
(And "Strictly" is back soon - HOORAH". Please don't come on here to say that you don't like the programme or have never even heard of it. Because I LOVE IT and don't really care )

Hurrah, summers rapidly disappearing and autumn and winter are drawing nigh. I ordered the firewood today.

lemon Up North right on top of The River

Still warm enough for me but OH reckons it's cold!
The nights do seem to be drawing in quickly, last night the street lights were on well before 9pm for the first time.
Had rain yesterday afternoon and it's started again now - light enough to do good rather than damage.

NE Scotland for me so almost Shetland! It's 16deg and cloudy, which is way lower than it's been for weeks.

Bedsocks!
Still lovely and warm here, even though ( thankfully) we had lots of rain on Friday.
Was working on the garden today wearing cotton jeans and a vest top.
Are you all in the Shetlands?

I'm sitting here trying to resist the temptation to put socks on because I want to keep on wearing sandals for a while yet.

Ye gods its still midsummer folks what's with the winter clothing? I still have my fan going and all the windows open at night.
Can't even look at a fleece without shuddering. I do love Autumn though, my favourite season.

Perhaps the title of this post should be 'Winter drawers on'

Yes dressing gowns and fleeces all brought out yesterday to be freshly laundered and out backin wardrobe for the Autumn/Winter months.
Nights drawing in slowly now the lights across The Mersey at Liverpool Waterfront are more visable these past few nights its a great view but sadly the end of Summer creeping up.

The heating came on this morning! Must not have switched it off altogether. It's off now!

Yes, bed socks and dressing gown on at breakfast time yesterday . No throwing legs out of duvet to cool down either ! We have a saying here , when the Lammas Fair goes , it's Winter . It leaves on Wednesday morning ! I feel a sadness that winter is coming after such a delightful summer .

The duvet has gone back on, but only the 4.5 one; and my bedsocks have emerged from their summer break.

Where I live it was fleece day yesterday!

I have noticed how the evenings are drawing in too.
I am having to take a torch with me when I take Hattie for her bedtime walkie, even as early as 9.30