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I love to potter about in the garden pruning and picking flowers,fruit and vegetables!

I love the lighter nights!

The best thing about the summer is having picnics! We take out dogs down to the lake with friends have a walk and watch them play and swim. When everyone is tired out we all settle down (try and stop the dogs wetting the blankets) and enjoy our picnic.

love to sit out and read in the gatden when my work is done

Picnics, bbq's, family get togethers, the seaside, fairs, galas but most of all the lovely warm sunshine

In addition to BBQs, bare feet and al fresco breakfasts, there is nothing more satisfying than swatting a gnat who has been whining around your room for several hours before it is finally spotted! Sleep deprivation has drastic effects on people particularly when it is insect induced!

Light nights summer clothes nice drying days for my washing and chill out time

Getting up early and going into the garden and listening to the birds singing and smelling the flowers - lillies in particular. I just feel much more free and relaxed in summer.

going on my yearly holiday to florida!!

I love light nights and BBQS

I LOVE sitting in the garden with a good book and a nice glass of wine. The kiddies all playing. Gardening and seeing the flowers bloom.

I love being in the garden with my twin grandchildren who are now two and a half years old. They just get so much pleasure helping me with watering the plants and potting seeds and seedlings.

The garden - watching the flowers bloom & the children play.

Sun, sea and a good book!.

Sitting outside, somewhere peaceful, in the sun with a good book and a cool drink ah bliss!

Having 6 weeks off work and not setting the alarm for 6.30 every morning.

Gardens full of Summer flowers - particularly peonies and sweet peas.

Watching my little garden bloom, and my Grandchildren picking my homegrown strawberries.

Now retired I love spending as much time as possible in our garden. We have two ponds and a wild flower section so I am never short of wildlife to observe. I enjoy eating outside too but nothing beats relaxing and getting lost in a good book. I just wish there were more hours in the day to indulge in my passion for books

I love the long, light evenings. I'm not good in the scorching heat but if it's warm and dry then nothing beats sitting in the garden in the evening with a good book and a glass of wine.

A sunbed by a beach, sunshine, a cool drink, and a book

I love the long summer evenings meaning I can spend time in the garden or go for a walk in the evenings

Lazy in the garden on a deckchair

I love coming home from work when it's still light and I can sit in the garden with a drink or potter around there until at least 9pm instead of just hibernating.

My best summer memory is lying down in tall grass and listening to Skylarks. I still love to lie in the sun, it does my bones good. But nowadays, sadly, I rarely hear Skylarks.