Exhausted by the summer

Where are you, OP? We’re in outer SW London, where we really did have the mega heatwave, but it’s cooled off quite a bit now.

I have no idea where you live , op, but we have had enough rain thank you, even this year.
Very occasionally i have found a long summer draining. But this year has not been it.

Interesting idea re summer babies, tho my summer baby is worse than anyone in the heat while my winter baby laps it up.

But I was born in November and have always been afraid of the dark.

We actually get 7 months of BST and only 5 months of the correct time GMT which seems so unfair to me. It should be 6 months of each to suit all. I personally would prefer to stay on GMT all year round. Light and dark nights would just happen naturally.

Mind you I love a good Summer thunderstorm ⚡️

sf101

My favourite seasons are spring and autumn, you can get some lovely warm days but have the coolness at night. Summer below 25C is bearable but over that gets uncomfortable for me. I'm just glad we have seasons how boring to have the same weather all year round, and whatever would we talk about!!

I agree, Spring and Autumn are 🥰

BlueBelle

I quite understand people like different things and that’s totally fine of course BUT what gets me going is the fact we have so little summer so little warmth and light and yet still you ‘winter people’ begrudge us every ounce of sun every bit of warmth and you long for the 9 or 10 months of cold wet miserable and grey winter

Can’t you just be glad for us and allow us just this tiny period of light and warmth and love with good grace 🌞

No! We can’t, we hates it precious! 😖
We have no energy, we feel sticky and listless and don’t like flies and wasps.

My favourite seasons are spring and autumn, you can get some lovely warm days but have the coolness at night. Summer below 25C is bearable but over that gets uncomfortable for me. I'm just glad we have seasons how boring to have the same weather all year round, and whatever would we talk about!!

I don’t mind autumn and winter on the whole, but what I really dislike are the dank, dark, cold, dreary days - these really affect my bones as the damp just seems to seep in and make them ache, especially my knees. Unfortunately we seem to get more of those kind of days than the crispy, frosty, sunny ones in our autumn and winter months.

Where are you to have a concrete like gardens my allotment has had a good soaking lately Eazybee it’s never been concrete like

I quite understand people like different things and that’s totally fine of course BUT what gets me going is the fact we have so little summer so little warmth and light and yet still you ‘winter people’ begrudge us every ounce of sun every bit of warmth and you long for the 9 or 10 months of cold wet miserable and grey winter

Can’t you just be glad for us and allow us just this tiny period of light and warmth and love with good grace 🌞

I am enjoying the summer weather, even though I don't sleep well at night, and the soil in the garden is like concrete and prohibits much gardening. The summer season does not last long, shame to wish it away.

Trisha99

Casdon

We only really get three months of light nights, it’s almost dark now by 10pm, and it’s only 1st August. It’s also cool at night most of the time, we haven’t had more than about 15 really warm nights so far. Compare that with nine months of dark nights, and at least 300 cool nights a year and decide who has the most cause to complain - it’s we summer lovers.

Not sure where you are Casdon but here on the east coast it’s warm most nights at the moment.
It was 21 degrees indoors tonight at 10pm, that’s with the back door and windows open all evening.

I’m in Wales. The weather here would suit those of you who like cold, wet weather for most of the year.

Casdon

Allira

Casdon

We only really get three months of light nights, it’s almost dark now by 10pm, and it’s only 1st August. It’s also cool at night most of the time, we haven’t had more than about 15 really warm nights so far. Compare that with nine months of dark nights, and at least 300 cool nights a year and decide who has the most cause to complain - it’s we summer lovers.

We decided to eat outside and it felt really cool this evening.

It certainly is here, I just looked at the weather forecast, and it’s going to be 7 degrees overnight. In August.

It could be 11C here.

I might sleep better!

Casdon

We only really get three months of light nights, it’s almost dark now by 10pm, and it’s only 1st August. It’s also cool at night most of the time, we haven’t had more than about 15 really warm nights so far. Compare that with nine months of dark nights, and at least 300 cool nights a year and decide who has the most cause to complain - it’s we summer lovers.

Not sure where you are Casdon but here on the east coast it’s warm most nights at the moment.
It was 21 degrees indoors tonight at 10pm, that’s with the back door and windows open all evening.

Allira

Casdon

We only really get three months of light nights, it’s almost dark now by 10pm, and it’s only 1st August. It’s also cool at night most of the time, we haven’t had more than about 15 really warm nights so far. Compare that with nine months of dark nights, and at least 300 cool nights a year and decide who has the most cause to complain - it’s we summer lovers.

We decided to eat outside and it felt really cool this evening.

It certainly is here, I just looked at the weather forecast, and it’s going to be 7 degrees overnight. In August.

i am summer born, but i do not like summer. I love Autumn and winter. Winter may be miserable to you, Bluebelle, but I loe it.

The last few days the weather has been pleasant and cool, but our fairly complicated house move took place during the heat wave, those days when the tepmperature was over 33 degrees and I was nearly at breaking point. The heat clouded my brain, made it difficult to cope with the physical activity associated with moving out of a previous home. I was permanently exhausted.

I really look forward to September and the oncoming Autumn.
The crisp mornings, fresh air , the smell of the season changing, cosy clothes, lighting the woodburner, and drawing down the blinds.
Long walks that don’t sap my energy and the beautiful countryside with changing colours.
Grandma70 summer is just too extrovert! 🤣. Perfect!

It’s strange that I too am a summer baby, GG’s twin but summer is my least favourite season. It drains me and leaves me tired and listless.

Casdon

We only really get three months of light nights, it’s almost dark now by 10pm, and it’s only 1st August. It’s also cool at night most of the time, we haven’t had more than about 15 really warm nights so far. Compare that with nine months of dark nights, and at least 300 cool nights a year and decide who has the most cause to complain - it’s we summer lovers.

We decided to eat outside and it felt really cool this evening.

Shinamae - I have found my kindred spirit Owing to most people preferring summer and light nights, it's hard to find people who understand. I actually think I have the opposite of SAD. I get anxious from March onwards as it gets lighter and start to relax from September onwards.

If going out shopping is a problem, OP, get it delivered. When my online shopping is put in my hall, ocado, so in bags, l think of the effort I've saved myself. Not having to traipse around in the hot sunshine.

I absolutely love winter weather, I love the rain and I love the wind and I don’t mind the cold because I can always wrap up against it. when it’s muggy like it has been for a long time now there’s nothing I can do about it and I find it very difficult to sleep and it makes me lethargic so roll on winter. I can’t wait for it to be dark at 5.30 blowing a gale and pouriing with rain .⛈️🌧️☃️💨💨

Black dark here with dusk to dawn lights on already.

We only really get three months of light nights, it’s almost dark now by 10pm, and it’s only 1st August. It’s also cool at night most of the time, we haven’t had more than about 15 really warm nights so far. Compare that with nine months of dark nights, and at least 300 cool nights a year and decide who has the most cause to complain - it’s we summer lovers.

I know I am in the minority but I prefer dark nights. It's so lovely to shut the curtains, put the log burner on and shut the world out. Autumn is beautiful and Strictly and All Creatures Great and Small are back on the television.Light nights bring out the anti social behaviour in people.