The Week on WalesHome.org: 10 things that really mark summer

The unmistakable combination of hydrogenated fat and sand awaits...

SUMMER is here, and if a newly published report is to be believed, it now appears an average of 18 days earlier in the year than 50 years ago. So with the traditional markers of our hottest season no longer applicable, what are the new augurs of summer? Here is your WalesHome.org starter for ten, but do let us know your signs of summer below.

1. Giving silent thanks that burglars also enjoy good weather when you return home to find you’ve left at least one downstairs window open
2. Discovering the barbeque grill that you should have cleaned when you used it last – 9 months ago – but then concluding that heating it back up again will be the best thing to remove the brittle remnants of animal fat and cobwebs
3. Expressing your disbelief at the kids’ unwavering resolve to stay in and play Little Big Planet despite the onset of a “glorious” day
4. That bit of the A470 outside Brecon filled with cars and people unsuitably attired for walking
5. An absence of pockets
6. Going cycling, typically on an unroadworthy bike
7. Consoling yourself when seated hot and sweaty in your hard top car that the convertibles all around you will put the driver at a performance disadvantage for the remainder of the year.
8. Doors slamming due to open front and back egresses
9. Trying your best to ignore the compelling evidence that lawn needs another mow, despite your 45 minute rake and weed epic of only seven days prior
10. Insisting that “tea can be quite refreshing in hot weather”

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