The last week in the UK has been brilliant. Sunny. Ranging from 25 to 28 degrees (C). Spectacular. Last night we were playing baseball out on the green until 830 pm in the sun. Amazing.

This morning I made a comment on the beautiful British weather and had the following 2 responses:

• ‘Don’t get use to it’
• ‘This is what we call a long British summer’

While last year was very wet (flash flood wet), the year before was a drought in southern England. Random note, the local water supply is hurt by an infrastructure that was state of the art in the 1920s:

‘Last year the company leaked 196million gallons every day – 19 million each day above the required target.

The amount is equivalent of every home in the Thames Water area of London and the Thames Valley losing 55 gallons of water per day. ‘

So what will the year be like? I am curious to experience a London summer. I have a hunch that the UK exaggerate the weather and that it will be quite enjoyable. Which brings me to a fact that I will be putting in front of my colleagues:

• Rainfall in Toronto, Canada: June (5.12cm), July (5.17cm), August (5cm)
• Rainfall in London, UK: June (4.64cm), July (3.61cm), August (4.36cm)

Yep, London is drier than Toronto! And of course, beautiful days lead to beautiful nights ….

and beautiful local plants. This brilliant orange tree caught my attention as I drove down the street. I have never seen such a brilliant colour in Canada.