The Great British Summertime

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Summer as I know it is filled with humidity and rain. And today both of those things were apparent.

I thought I would share some pictures from our day out today. We went fruit picking, and then we went on a long walk to a country pub to grab some lunch.


It started off nice.


Oh look, there's me, a box of fruit in hand looking very summery.


Is that sunshine and blue skies I see? It didn't last.


A lovely panorama of the Sheffield countryside.

BEFORE IT STARTED RAINING AND WE GOT ABSOLUTELY SOAKED. Typically British. This was before it got so bad I couldn't take my phone out to take a snap. This was when it was relatively light, before it turned torrential, and we looked no better than a drowned rat.

Bye for now,
Tamzin xxx

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