The day temperature has consistently been above 20degrees this week. It hasn't dipped much during the nights either. No overcast skies, no rain!!! For TEN days IN A ROW!!! So, though a little late, the 'glorious English summer' is finally here!! It's time for bright flowers, colourful clothes and loooooong days! Britain (or at least the parts of it that I've lived in) is never more colourful than these brief spells of summer! The only pity is that this awesome spectacle lasts for a very very short time*. Or perhaps, that is the beauty of it! B'coz honestly, I don't think I can stand orange, purple, red, green and yellow - together on one outfit - for much longer! ;)
My personal favourite bit about the summer here is seeing huge trees in full bloom. In contrast to the delicate flowers of spring and winter, there's something boisterous about summer flowers. They seem to be shouting out I'm-happy-and-I'm-gonna-show it! :D Or maybe it's just me ;) It's a riot of colours. And people seem to want to imitate nature. Another thing is the daylight! This is something that annoyed me in the beginning. WHY does it not get dark after 7?! But after darkness of the winter, the the never-ending summer days are a welcome change.
This is, in all probability, my last summer in this country. I will miss it for sure. I will miss seeing people celebrating a season like it's a mela :)
*How typical! The time between when I started composing this post and when I finally posted it, the summer has come and gone ;) It's been raining for the last few days :( But here's what the 'summer' was like. Hoping there's more to come!!
