Summer is here!

Finally the British Summer has arrived and we have been blessed with some good weather.

June and July came last year and with hardly a sunny day to remember. It seemed to rain non-stop for months.

People connect a number of sounds with being in the sun, such as: waves lapping on the shore; pigeons making cooing noises; the sound of seagulls; and the roar of the engine of a speedboat.

For me the Summer is about enjoying the outside, be it playing sport or sunbathing.

It is my favourite time of the year as there is long hours of daylight and warmer weather.

Before we know it though, it is the end of August. That was the time of the year my stomach used to drop, as I knew that school was just around the corner.

The one bad thing about the Summer is the Summer TV schedule. We have to wait to the autumn for the big shows to start.

Big Brother used to be a novel programme to follow during the Summer. Here was a new idea that allowed the viewer to have a bird’s eye view of people’s lives.

The highlight for me was Big Brother 5 and fight night.

You could feel the tension building in the house before the confrontations began.

In recent years I have not followed the show and I have yet to catch up with what’s going on in Big Brother 2008.