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I love the warmth of the sun and being able to open the windows. I love paddling in the sea in the Highlands of Scotland. I love being able to go for a walk and listen to my audiobooks, without layers and layers of clothing. I love having an excuse for an ice lolly or slush puppy. I love wearing sandals and being able to see my painted toenails in a cheery pink or some other jolly colour.

I hate the midgies and other beasties about. I dislike the night time heat which stops me sleeping well.

My favourite thing about summer is having family and friends come to visit me at the seaside, and my least favourite is being too hot especially at night.

My favourite thing about living in Scotland during summer is that at least the rain is warm! My least favourite thing is the flying devils, otherwise known as midgies.

The best thing is hearing the birds chirping in the morning, the worst thing is the wasps and flies.

Least favourite thing about summer: flies and hayfever
Most favourite things about summer: being able to spend so much time outside. Not having to wear a coat.

The best thing about summer is, I can get out and about with my camera photographing wildlife which I love to do.

I hate it when it's to hot, I'm not a sun worshiper.

Best thing? Wearing fewer and lighter clothes so there’s hardly any washing to do. Second best thing: being able to just walk out of the door without a coat. Third best thing: No fires to sort out and less cleaning because of it. Fourth thing: Seeing more of the grandchildren. Fifth thing: Enjoying England which is wonderful when the sun shines. (I can go on!)

Worst thing? Summer is too short.

Best thing: Exploring parks with my gorgeous grandaughter
after a long wet winter.

Worst thing: wasps ruining our picnics.

I love reading a good book in my hammock while sun is shining on me and hate being indoors at work when the weather is beautiful...

The best thing about Summer is the days are long up here in Scotland, it is still light at 23:00.
The worst thing is the invasion of tiny midges that arrive as soon as we sit outside on a calm, windless day.

The worse thing about summer is having all manner of insects buzzing round you if you try to eat outdoors. The best thing is the long hours of daylight and being able to go out without a coat on

The best thing is the long days and light evenings. The worst is hay fever.

Lazing in my hammock with a good book to read or puzzle book, smelling the freshly cut grass, strawberries and flowers, and watching the garden wildlife. Summer is my favourite time of year with the only downside being that my better half constantly complains he is too hot or it is too humid! Fingers crossed for a haul of summer reading material now.

My favourite thing is the long days.
My least favourite is heatwave days when working!

Luxuriating in the warmth of the sun - best

Wasps - worst.

My favourite thing would be my trip to the Lake District every summer. The only think I dislike is working in a very hot office

Favourite thing - sitting out early in the morning for a first cup of tea.
I hate all the insects that want to drown themselves in my drinks!

I love the summer, and I love enjoying warm, lazy evenings in our beautiful garden, enjoying the smell of the intoxicating honeysuckle.
Watching baby birds take their first flight.

I hate the fact that summer is all too short!
"And summer’s lease hath all too short a date." (Sonnet 18)

best thing about summer - sitting in the garden with a pimms and a good book.
worst thing - hayfever so that you can't sit out!

Favourite is spending time with family in the sun.
Least favourite is having to go back to work at the end of summer

Everyone seems more cheerful and sociable when the sun is out, plus I can read outside instead of inside, worst bit is when the sun shines on your windows and on the dust, but hey ho it looks the same after a week or a fortnight, now then...back to that book! (smile)

My favourite thing about summer is being able to eat a dish full of delicious fresh fruit every day

My least favourite is the number of outfits I usually try on and discard before I step out of the house. In winter I just put my coat on and off I go!

I love the hot weather but don't like having to work so hard in the garden.

Favourite thing. Not having to wear layer upon layer of clothes!
Least favourite. Flies - I have a wonderful plastic gun to shoot them with, makes a mess of the windows though ?

I love going bare legged and wearing lighter summer clothes. I hate the unpredictability of the English weather.