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Isn't it marvellous summer is over!

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M0nica Wed 20-Sept-23 14:44:30

I am sitting in the kitchen looking out of a large window, watching th trees swaying in the breeze, with just a hint of yeloow about them.

The rain is sluicing down, I can hear it as it hits the windowpanes. and the water is dripping off next door's roof. The lawn is completely green again.

After all those windless relentless days of sun and no movement, it is lovely to see nature alive again.

Come the weekend I will start wearing winter clothes and we will stop eating salads and return to soup, sandwiches and baked potatoes.

Isn't it marvellous that summer is over!

BlueBelle Wed 20-Sept-23 14:47:38

No no no I hate winter and cold miserable days there’s nothing about the dark manky, cold days that I can like, it’s all so long till next spring / summer very very depressing
However the weather forecast for my area is another sunny warm week next week so I might have a little longer to feel happy

TerriBull Wed 20-Sept-23 14:51:45

Noooooo! because we have to wait so long until it's here again sad although having said that, I do hate extreme heat these days.

Hithere Wed 20-Sept-23 14:52:05

Yes!
Looking forward to 70s (Fahrenheit)

buffyfly9 Wed 20-Sept-23 14:52:08

Yes Monica! Crumpets, log fire, wrapped up in my fleece dressing gown watching a good film on the TV. Beef casserole in the oven for later. I can't cope with these high temperatures and the humidity as I get older. I've always liked the winter best of all.

rosie1959 Wed 20-Sept-23 14:52:13

We have forecast of sunny and around 20 degrees for next week so winter clothes can stay in the back of the wardrobe for now. We didn’t really have a summer so hopefully the weather will improve for a bit longer.

fancythat Wed 20-Sept-23 14:55:33

No it is not marvellous!

5 months coming of not being able to eat outdoors, going on trips in the warmth, going to the beach.
Yes I know you can do all these things in the rain, but no thank you.

fancythat Wed 20-Sept-23 14:56:28

And the heating and electric bills!
We have done some things to mitigate things, but even so..

Bridie22 Wed 20-Sept-23 15:04:01

Hate winter, the cold the damp, having to wear layers of clothing, dreading it...unlike some lucky folk we haven't really had a summer this year.

Grandma70s Wed 20-Sept-23 15:07:31

Yes, I think it’s marvellous! I much prefer autumn and winter, and feel real thrill when the nights start drawing in.

I dread summer every year, because I loathe heat and am not really interested in outdoor pursuits. Why would I want to eat outdoors with the flies and the wasps? Indoors is much more civilised.

Winter clothes are more interesting, too, with different textures - not to mention the fact that I am now old enough to prefer to be covered up!

nanaK54 Wed 20-Sept-23 15:08:27

Each to their own and all that - but no, I really don't enjoy winter and would welcome a return to some good weather.

Delila Wed 20-Sept-23 15:09:05

Every season is beautiful in this country, it’s hard to choose which I like best, but they’re all welcome when they arrive.

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 20-Sept-23 15:13:23

Yes! I much prefer the cooler temperatures and softer light of autumn, and I prefer autumn and winter clothes too. I enjoy the nights drawing in, the fire and candles. Hopefully the colour in the garden will continue until the first frosts.

BlueBelle Wed 20-Sept-23 15:13:40

We haven’t had much Summer this year and the thought of dark mornings, dark afternoons/ evenings and shivering with dressing gowns and hot water bottles for the next 9 months is a blooming miserable thought

AGAA4 Wed 20-Sept-23 15:18:04

I prefer autumn and winter to summer. Summers can be so disappointing with humid damp days or blisteringly hot so I can't go out.
I can wrap up warm in winter and the places I like to walk are quieter.
I don't enjoy the light nights as I feel I should be doing something and going to bed at 10pm with the sun still shining sometimes.
So yes glad summer is over.

Fleurpepper Wed 20-Sept-23 15:18:14

Must say I feel very lucky that I love all seasons. Autumn is probably my favourite, but I love them all. And would hate to live in a climate where seasons are not marked.

rosie1959 Wed 20-Sept-23 15:19:27

What I dislike so much about autumn and winter is the dark morning and getting dark early in the evening. Must be a spring summer person 80% of my clothes are more suitable for the better weather.

Witzend Wed 20-Sept-23 15:20:47

I do like autumn, and was looking forward to cooler weather after 38-40 deg on holiday.
OTOH I just came back from shopping like a drowned rat, having forgotten to take a brolly. It was blowing a gale (I didn’t mind that) with the odd spot of rain, but then the heavens opened.

Kate1949 Wed 20-Sept-23 15:22:13

Relentless days of sun? I must have blinked and missed those.

MrsKen33 Wed 20-Sept-23 15:25:37

I think I like winter best, as long as it isn’t difficult for others. I love having an excuse to stay indoors by the fire. My Gran used to say that you love best the season in which you were born. In my case that is true.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 20-Sept-23 15:37:22

I enjoy the change of seasons, but I love late spring and summer.

Light long evenings, being able to sit and eat outside and long hot sunny days (a rarity this year).

January and February are just do dismal and depressing, seem to go on for far longer than two months…

Fleurpepper Wed 20-Sept-23 15:39:54

Love January and February where I live. Very cold, crisp, dry- massive blue skies and sparkly snow. The one month I'd happily get rid of is November. Give me another 2 weeks in May and 2 weeks in October smile

GrannyGravy13 Wed 20-Sept-23 15:42:18

Fleurpepper

Love January and February where I live. Very cold, crisp, dry- massive blue skies and sparkly snow. The one month I'd happily get rid of is November. Give me another 2 weeks in May and 2 weeks in October smile

Which is why whenever possible we skied a 7/10 days in January and again in February each year until DH’s knees and feet gave up 😡😡😡

Delila Wed 20-Sept-23 15:43:45

Yes, down with November! 👎🏼

Foxygloves Wed 20-Sept-23 15:47:13

At my/our age I am reluctant to wish any time away and while I am happy enough to be packing away the linens and the t shirts, a little voice at the back of m mind wonders if I’ll be unpacking them in 6 months time. Even if so, what will our world look like?