Mist brings summer compensation

THIS may come to be known as the sunless summer.

We still devoutly hope for a bright end to August, a sizzling September, a glorious October and the teenagers swimming in the sea in November as I can recall them doing some years ago.

Meanwhile, this summer has been unseasonably dreary and I pity the folk on holiday, holed up in chalets, caravans or mobile homes with the rain hopping off the roof and the children fractious. However, there are compensations for some. Even sunless summers have their moments.