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Long, light days. Opening all the windows to let warm, fresh air flow through the house. Being outside without layers of clothing. Bare feet on cool grass or paddling in the sea. Soft fruit and crunchy salads. All in all the contrast with other seasons.

Going to the beach on long evenings.

I love the light. I spring out of bed and have my coffee in the garden listening to the day awakening. I also get so much more done; weeding, harvesting on my allotment with my husband. I can return home and either cross stitch or read by natural light. I feel happy.

It has to be the warmer weather and lighter evenings and, of course, it is holiday season too!

The long light evenings when I can potter in the garden without having to worry about getting sunburnt

Love going camping with the family in the New Forest...fresh air, outdoors and sunshine. Heaven on earth!

I look forward to the rain so I can stay inside and read

What I like about summer is not having to worry about heating bills and having the extra daylight hours

Long days,

waking up and realising that I have the whole day to fill with what I want to do! (I'm a busy special needs teacher!)

Life seems to be SO much busier now than even when I was a young parent & a real summer treat to me is having a holiday where you can spend hours a day just reading & totally getting into a book as opposed to starting a book at home with good intentions & finding that you can't actually even remember who the characters are because it has been so long since you actually read more than a page & it has become so disjointed!

Favourite thing about summer - the smell of freshly cut grass!

warm sunshine and bright light and clear blue sky

Long warm days, flowers in blossom and taking the dog for long walks

It has to be the sun as it seems to put everyone in a good mood and leads to better things. People are more able to find the best in someone which causes them to find the good aura.

Spending time in the garden

Going to the local farm with the children to Pick your own strawberries ( a lot get eaten before we even get to weigh/ buy them!

I love the way everyone smiles a lot more and generally seem happier when the sun is shining.

I like being able to go bare legged and bare armed for most, if not all, of the day!

The summer is a time for being outdoors, meeting friends and enjoying longer days in (hopefully) sunshine. I love summer!

relaxed lazy reading on a beach

I love having barbecues with the entire family and extended family. It's brilliant. Thank you.

The best thing about summer is waking up in the morning naturally to the sun shining through your window. It's such an uplifting feeling!

I love having dinner outside on our patio and sitting around afterwards just chatting and joking with the family

Definitely the lighter nights and lots of ice cream