Anyone else feeling sad about summer ending and autumn beginning?

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Is anyone else sad that summer is ending? I’ve really embraced the sunny days this year, I find the summer mornings spur me on, and have explored the outdoors a lot with my children.
I’m feeling pretty sad now that summer is over and it’ll soon be dark mornings, back to school and all that jazz. Don’t get me wrong once I adapt I do love autumn and winter. But I hate letting go of summer.
Anyone else?

No. It's not been too hot where I am but I find summer incredibly noisy.
All the neighbours have their back doors open all day so I get to listen to their TV programmes, conversions, barking dogs etc. Why do so many men have such LOUD voices? All my male neighbours have been like this, can't hear the rest of their families, just them.
Then there's all the DIY enthusiasts out with their power tools/jet washers at every available opportunity.
Plus the bloody seagulls screeching all day long because my idiot neighbour feeds them.
I cannot wait for the quiet of winter again where I shall sit in my garden wrapped in blankets in peace! Bring it on.

With your list HRH! Love the summer and WARMTH why would you like grey and being cold? Would love
to live in Spain.

I've got really mixed feelings.

I love autumn. Summer for me usually means hiding indoors with the curtains shut as I dislike heat and get bad hayfever.

I started growing my own veg this summer, and because the heat was so intense and DD was home from uni spent a fair bit of time at the beach and swimming in the sea which I haven't done for years. I love swimming but our local pool is horrible so I only usually go on holiday.

I put fairy lights up in the garden and invested in a little projector and screen so we could have outdoor movie nights rather than be stuck in an over heated house...

In a nutshell, despite the godawful heatwave, I've really enjoyed this summer and being outside more so, yes, I am definitely less enthusiastic than usual about the onset of autumn.

Do you live far away from your neighbours? I wouldnt like my neighbour having a film show in thier garden with everybody's window open. Or did you invite everyone?

Yes in a way as I love hacking so have been able to do a lot of that with my horse. But I also like it when you have a cosy horse in a cosy stable in deepest darkest winter and all you can hear is satisfied munching of haynets from all the horses in the yard. Its a lovely feeling.

No, I'm in a terrace and neither of my neighbours have an issue (I've checked!)

It's once or twice a week, not excessively loud and since one side have kids I'm mindful of what we watch out there (they were actually away for the 8.30 showing of Sheep Detectives 🤣)

One side have two kids and a dog and are constantly out in their garden, the other side have the most reactive dog on the planet and have friends round, play music (including live guitar, which was lovely). I'm the quietest of the three of us!

We're all respectful of the fact that we're living our lives in close proximity and no-one takes the piss - it's fine.

Yes, it's been blissful. Eating outside every evening, Running in the cool of early mornings, wearing light cotton and linen, never needing a sweater. Salads and barely any need to cook. For me, a warm summer is such a luxury.

Like OP, I'll adapt, back to cords and boots, heavier food, but the dark mornings get me down. I'm trying not to think about it.

I hate the dark, grey, damp. I wouldn't mind clear, bright, crisp but thats rare. The thought of it being next April/ May before we see the sun again gives me a feeling of doom!

I Like this side of the year as in September and October are often still pretty mild so can still get outside then I use November as a bit of a hibernation month saving money for December. It’s January - march that I find tough I just try not to think about it till we get to that point.

No, ready for the kids to go back to school

I am a little bit sad to see the cold and darkness come in. I prefer the Spring and Summer, but I am NOT sad to see the back of the horrific, death valley, desert heat we have had!!!

One of the things I love most about the UK is the distinct seasons and greenery. I do enjoy Summer probably the best of all the seasons but there's also things to look forward to in every season here. I've lived abroad before and I find having it be consistently 18 degrees in January with an arid landscape to be disconcerting.

That said, I get completely fed up with the wind in my part of the UK. 😫and climate change is apparently due to make the weather stormier. Last year I had fence panels, roof materials and a beautiful rose pergoda blow down. The howling noise drives me up the wall and I hate the feel of it on dog walks; it's just tiring.

Pros of autumn/winter:

My baby is due on the first day of autumn :)
We really need the rain.
Better TV, there's one show especially I can't wait to see.
Nicer food (got my slow cooker out last night!).
I do enjoy all the Christmas stuff, every bit of it, even the shop stuff coming out in August.
Can control the temperature indoors more easily than during heatwaves.

Cons:
Can't dry my washing outside so it clutters up the house (haven't got a working tumble drier yet).
Higher energy bills.
Dog brings lots of mud in.
Can't keep back door open all day so have to keep opening it for the dog, then closing it, then opening it when they want to come in 10 seconds later, on repeat.
Can't grow and eat vegetables in my garden (been loving the courgettes in mine this summer).
Commuting in the dark.
Viruses!!!

Yes. I hate the end of summer every year it’s so depressing. But this has been the best weather summer so can’t really complain .

I am fascinated by the changing seasons and summer to autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. I love summer, light nights and hot weather but I also love seeing the changes late August brings. Autumn is lovely out in the fields. I’m not a ‘cosy’ or ‘snuggly’ person, my favourite things to do in September and October is to go out walking and open the patio doors to let the fresh air into the house. I do the same thing in the spring. Autumn always brings a weird feeling of sadness and nostalgia, but in a good way. I’m not a Christmas fan at all but quiet, still winter is lovely.

I could do with another couple of weeks off before school/chaos descends

Still quite warm mind

One of the things I love most about the UK is the distinct seasons and greenery.

A Cypriot once told me that what he didn’t like about living in the UK was that it was hard to tell the seasons apart. It was just the same weather all year round.

I have mixed feelings. I’ve loved this summer despite the relentless heat. I am a gardener and have enjoyed growing stuff from seed and watching it thrive. I also spend all my time in the garden in the summer on warm dry days. Reading, listening to music. Have all my meals outside. I love sitting out till dusk and watching the bats fly around and the sun set etc.

I hate dark mornings and dark evenings. I hate being confined to the house if the weather’s bad.

But…. I am newly retired this year. So am looking forward to new beginnings in Autumn! Projects, decluttering the house and signing up for some courses etc.

So a mixed bag. I do love the seasons and the variety that they bring. I also find it somewhat comforting at the change of the seasons, it means we’ve all, despite everything, survived another year!

No.
Autumn is my favourite season. It’s cosy indoors and the weather is pleasant when it’s not raining heavily. The air feels fresh and cool. I finally get some decent sleep and don’t feel so sweaty when I’m moving around. Food tastes better too..
I don't do well in hot weather because my hands get clammy when I'm doing my arts and crafts.

I enjoy all the seasons but like summer the most so yes, I'm sad to see it go. But I wouldn't like to live without seasons.

Nope! I’m not much of a summer person anyway. I can enjoy the odd day trip to the beach and a paddling pool in the garden but a car full of sand and water all over the kitchen floor gets old very quickly! I was already complaining about the horrible sticky weather yesterday when a wasp come up behind me and stung me for no reason. That was the point I hit my limit with summer.

The problem with autumn is that it's the precursor to winter. And half way through autumn practically is winter anyway. The mists and mellow fruitfulness are at best confined to September and the first half of October.

It's the lack of light that I hate the most. Dark so late in the morning and early at night. And the 'daylight' in between is usually dark grey. I don't suffer from SAD but I really, really don't like it. Although I do cheer up a bit at the end of December when, although it's still dark in the mornings and evenings, it's going in the right direction (Conversely I always get sad after the longest day when I know the nights are going to start drawing in.) And fairy lights and hot chocolate just don't cut it.

Same here, it's the transitional nature of those two seasons that I like, the way the leaves change in autumn, the berries, and our local park has a huge display of dahlias that are like an extra gift as the season shifts. A sunnny afternoon in autumn always feels like a gift as we approach winter. Spring feels so hopeful with bulbs coming up, blossom flowering and wildlife preparing to have their young .

Nope! I hate summer, too hot. Can wait to kick the fallen leaves, wear my cozy jumpers and have a hot chocolate!

Our deciduous trees need the rest as do most of our shrubs and plants. They gird their loins for the following spring. I mean I like palm trees but not at the expense of our myriad of flora.

Just to lower it to a practical level, I get really fed up that I can't dry my washing outside. Hate using the tumble dryer.