Merry Midsummer

A merry belated Midsummer to everyone celebrating it. And a merry Yule to all my friends in the Northern Hemisphere.
I took yesterday off to mark the occasion and spent some time cooking myself pancakes and contemplating the looming spectre of 2016.
The weather here has been all over the place. We had 37 Celsius over the weekend (with a minimum of 20 in between). However, the last two days have been much cooler and grey, with some rain. My vegetable garden is lapping it up.