As you all know I am a people watcher, people fascinate me, and the lovely weather we have been having is one of the best times to people watch as it seems to bring out the best, or worst in the case of dressing, in most people.

Fashion seems to become a relative term in the sunshine, I am not a dedicated follower of fashion, despite liking the song ;), I like to dress in what I know suits me but I do know how to co-ordinate my clothes. So what is it that happens to fashion sense when the sun comes out?

Why do the English insist on wearing garishly coloured flowered items in the sunshine? Not that all flowered prints look bad, a pretty print dress can do wonders for the right type of figure, a print top can look great when combined with the right skirt or trousers/shorts, a print skirt looks great with a plain top, and so on.

But..........

Who told the lady walking down the road in front of me that it was indeed the right thing to wear that really loud flowered top with the hugsely portrayed flowers and that grey checked skirt and flat brown sandals?

Or the other lady that the black and white checked top, that was actually quite pretty on it's own, would pair with a red and green patterned skirt portraying roses and trainers?

And that was before I even hit the town :))

Behaviour is another thing that the sun afects, it goes two ways, people smile a lot more, they look happier, they hold their heads up and bounce along, the sun affects people like it affects flowers it makes them stand taller, it makes them look above ground level, it makes them grow in a manner of speaking.

Or it makes them grouchy because it is too warm and they can't cool down, so still with heads held up they walk round with a scowl on thier faces glaring at everyone that dares to be enjoying the merciless sun, tutting at the short skirts ( which the men are probably secretly enjoying;) ) and the vest top/no top, hunky guys in jeans, hmmmm it is quite warm in here, we will leave that there I think :oops:

Have you also noticed how much more considerate people are too? Even to the point of thanking you with a smile should you hold a door open for them or allow them passage past you, the amount of people that I smiled at yesterday that not only smiled back but said Good morning or good afternoon was amazing, and that is something else that helps to keep the bouncy mood going, a smile a day keeps the blues away :))