weather

Today is a stunningly nice day.  The sun shines brightly in the sky without any sign that it's only temporary.  It's warm with a fresh breeze blowing in from the Sea.  The leaves have only just started to turn but the grass is still thick and bright green.  It's a good day to be alive in England as the whole country is enjoying these clear skies and warm temperatures.  I took a walk around the neighborhood this afternoon and people are venturing outside slowly, not quite believing the day (and not trusting it either).  Apparently it has been a cold, damp summer and everyone has given up on 2011.  But the famously unpredictable English weather is supposed to be nice all week.  Hedges are being trimmed, coats are being thrown over shoulders and perhaps for once people won't be passing the travel agency window dreaming about being somewhere else.