The summer of ’26

It was the autumnal equinox a few days ago. For a moment our planet was balanced perfectly, with everyone experience twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of darkness. Here in the northern hemisphere, the days will get shorter and the nights will get longer until the winter solstice. Summer is officially over. I saw it out with my now-annual trip to Spain for the Cáceres Irish Fleadh. It was, as always, great fun. Nothing beats playing loads of tunes into the early hours while sitting outdoors in a beautiful old town. I visited some lovely places this summer. A trip to Greece. A trip to Italy. Even my trip to Cork was blessed with bright sunshine. But I think the highlight was the three weeks I spent in the north of Ireland. It helped that being there meant I escaped the worst of the heatwave here in England. All in all, it was a thoroughly enjoyable summer filled with travel, music, good food, and sunshine. Now it’s time to hunker down at home.