Feel I missed summer 😔

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I'm feeling so sad at the end of summer and the looming cold and grey. I don't know why but I feel like I didn't experience a proper summer this year. While not quite as bad as last year, it only got truly warm in my location for about a week and I was busy for most of it. And it was only "hot" as such for four or five days in total (I'm aware the south east had it better).

It was last night when I accidentally misjudged the darkness when out running that it really hit home...dark at 8 again. I miss the glorious carefree running at 9!

If I had another three months of June/July weather that would suffice but alas...

It's really ever since the pandemic that I feel panicky or anxious about missing out, I think it's because I truly did miss out then.

Anyone else?

Summer missed us!

Im ancient and this is absolute worst summer I can remember. I don't really feel ready for autumn and winter, that's for sure.

Oh well if it's not all just my imagination that's something, at least!

Yeah I messaged my sister the same last night. We haven't managed one BBQ, no garden get together, no nights in the garden with the kids with the chimnea on having smores, haven't had my ooni out to make Pizzas. It really has been the worst summer weather I can ever remember where I am.

The worst summer by far in my memory (I'm 51).

Just booked ten days in Tenerife in November to recover.

Yeah, it's the little things that haven't been done. I usually head to Bournemouth and meet my friends with their children to go to the beach- didn't happen. Usually go for an outdoor wood fired pizza- didn't happen. A couple of years ago I'd sit under my parasol for a morning coffee in the sun before work - just done it once or twice 😐

We have eaten in the garden twice. Twice. And the darker evenings are really noticeable now.

We didn’t have a summer-we’ve had the same weather since March it feels like. It’s made me thoroughly depressed- and I’m despairing at the feeling of autumn on me.
Tempted to take my kids out of school for September - some cheap sun pls!

We didn’t have a summer-we’ve had the same weather since March it feels like. It’s made me thoroughly depressed- and I’m despairing at the feeling of autumn on me.
Tempted to take my kids out of school for September - some cheap sun pls!

My cats haven't even taken off their winter coats. It's been miserable here.

I like proper seasons so we know where we are in the year. Last winter was damp and mild and gloomy with no snow and the gloom has just carried on the same throughout the year with no proper summer at all. Autumn had better behave itself or I'm going to get quite annoyed.

We didn't even bother getting the cushions for the garden sofa out this year!

August hasn’t been too bad, lots of sunny days including some really hot ones and we’ve made the most of it - day trips to the coast etc, but can’t believe the nights are drawing in already. Don’t feel I’ve had those long summer evenings when you lazily sit outside with a chilled glass of something.

However, I do feel last year was worse when the weather was so unpredictable , and it seemed to rain most days. We hardly got the covers of kour furniture then

I'm the exact opposite, OP.
Depressed in Spring since childhood, March the most dreadful month.
November the most welcome.

It was a truly crap summer in Ireland anyway, I hear you OP.

Went to Morrison's today. Winter clothing range is out and there is Christmas chocolate on the shelves. 🙁

I hear you op. Not good with heat but miss the light evenings! Don’t like the nights drawing in at all.

I felt the same as you last week and then we had four hot sunny days in a row where I am and now I feel differently. so could you possibly go away for the weekend to somewhere sunny maybe? Even two or three days makes a difference!

I'm definitely feeling worse about impending winter the last few years.

Good idea, I'm looking at Turkey. It would be a stretch but I'm thinking I could just not do any activities when there!

As someone said, August wasn't sooo bad, I actually think I like the light into the evenings, though. I feel more free to do things outside. Even on a mild/chilly but light evening, you see people out and about. In the winter everyone's hemmed in in the dark and the outside is vaguely unsafe in the evening.

I normally love Autumn and Winter, especially love it when the nights start to draw in, but without having the opportunity to complain it’s hot and moaning about not being able to sleep in the heat, it’s taken the shine of it.
It needs to be a nice summer to be able to brace the welcome of the cold, darker nights.

Feel utterly robbed this year.

As an aside, I've been surprised all year at how fast it's going. How is it the end of August?! But also, yes I agree. We've just not had summer this year.

We did but they’ve been in and out like a fiddlers elbow! 😱

I’m telling myself that at least with autumn and winter I’m expecting mainly grim weather so can manage my expectations!

Unlike this summer where my hopes have been badly let down with the weather time and time again!

early dark nights are another matter of course 😐

We've had loads of hot sunny days so I don't feel like it's been a particularly bad summer down south

Hot enough to sit on beaches and swim in the sea and have BBQs

2007 was worse in my memory - my flat flooded! But yes this has been awful