So much for the summer

The remaining few minutes of the summer tick away and shortly we'll be entering September, which for most people means Autumn has arrived, and with it the end of lounging on the beach in the sun, long golden days. So the theory goes. Britain has a reputation for its erratic weather, but from what I've heard via friends the same lack of summer we've been experiencing has affected more or less all of Europe at similar latitudes. Still, there's hope for an Indian Summer yet.