My good friend, Craggle, described the beginning of Summer thus "I acknowledge the beginning of Summer by the sighting of a bird".  Nice, any particular variety?  So when in Scarborough mid-November, you spot a Seagull gently bobbing on the surface of the sea, you will know that this marks the official beginning of Summer!

This week so far, the weather has been fabulous (as far as UK weather goes) and it has filled me with joy, I need the weather to continue in the same vein over the weekend and particularly next week when I will be working an early shift (leaving me to sit in a beer garden and bask in the sunshine).