The Summer That Never Was

With high Summer over, an air of despondency hangs over many of us in this part of the world. 

The ability to get some good photos has been limited due to constant bad weather, with leaden skies and rain always threatening. The TV weather forecasters ears must be ringing, and of course the English too, who can blame the dour Scots for the summer that never was ? I think even the Romans realised it was best to build a wall and stay south of the border, weather was probably as bad then ! 
Regardless of the weather, my daily river bird feeding regime continues even with the river in spate. Our swan family always manage to get into a backwater for their share.