Long Summer Days In Springtime

It's quite definitely still spring yet it seems that summer has come out in full force to torment us much earlier than was expected of her. Let it be known that I am not summer's greatest ambassador although it has some virtues like the frequency of ice-cream and the lack of schooling and a heightened appreciation of a cool drink. However it also gives me great sadness, firstly because it can be very hot, and secondly because of all the flowers that are scorched and wilted on warm day. If were a flower I wouldn't even bother blooming in summer, it would be a very unpleasant death I imagine.

As well as being too hot I've also had the displeasure of examinations which as I'm sure anyone would know are nasty and unpleasant. Yet as you can observe, I did by some happy mistake find myself not studying at one point and in the city instead.

The dress I'm wearing is a particular favourite although I never really wear it, mostly because it is such a favourite, as well as being very old. When I acquired it about a year a go I was told it was Edwardian or there abouts but a girl's dress. I am not very knowledgeable on what children or teenagers wore at this time but it seemed odd that a girl's dress fit me, I figure it is really for a teenager, obviously not a little girl. I then came upon this 1905 image at some point which fit with the notion, I'm not sure her age but the hem on her dress seems comparable to mine. Also, as you cannot see the details of my beloved frock in the top image I included another for I believe that everything is in the details.