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Hallo Summer Goodbye

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Grannyknot Wed 07-Aug-13 20:25:31

I will hold out and wish for an Indian summer. sunshine

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janeainsworth Wed 07-Aug-13 20:24:45

I always think autumn starts in mid-August here in the north-east.
It's been distinctly chilly first thing in the morning for the last few days.

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kittylester Wed 07-Aug-13 19:47:39

Just be quiet - don't mention it!!

A friend said the other day 'Won't you be glad when it's time to draw the curatins and light the fire?' Er, no!!!! sad

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j08 Wed 07-Aug-13 17:06:56

I've noticed that - about the sun getting Autumn-y! Mind you, it's quite pleasant here today.

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Bags Wed 07-Aug-13 16:27:34

Never does where I live. I even got the Woodland Trust to change their perspective about what counts as 'normal' for leaf tint and leaf fall by pointing out that "summer" for plants on a north-east facing slope north of the 60° parallel is short. My earliest record for silver birch leaf tint is the first of July.

It is still mild and pleasantly summery here even though not (never in fact) as hot as southerners are used to, and in spite of leaves beginning to fall.

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FlicketyB Wed 07-Aug-13 16:15:05

When I cut the grass verge outside my house yesterday it was covered with dead brown leaves. Looking up I could see that the leaves on the trees were beginning to go brown round the edges. Today I went up the garden and under the hazel tree, as well as unripe hazelnuts, again there were autumnal dead leaves. Even the sun is taking on a yellow autumn tinge.

The vegetable plot, almost bare until mid-June has bare beds again. The broad beans are over as are the new potatoes,and strawberries and the onions are dug up and drying out.

Summer was lovely while it lasted, but it didn't last long.

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