12 Pictures That Perfectly Capture The First Day Of British Summer

    As told by Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Summer Sun Shone Round Me".

    Jamie Jones
    by Jamie Jones

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. The summer sun shone round me,

    2. The folded valley lay

    3. In a stream of sun and odour,

    4. That sultry summer day.

    5. The tall trees stood in the sunlight

    6. As still as still could be,

    7. But the deep grass sighed and rustled

    8. And bowed and beckoned me.

    9. The deep grass moved and whispered

    10. And bowed and brushed my face.

    11. It whispered in the sunshine:

    12. "The winter comes apace."