We don’t always get the best summers in Scotland, but when the blue skies do appear we certainly know how to enjoy them.
And a dip into the Edinburgh Evening News archives suggests that this is nothing new.
Here are 22 pictures of people enjoying the Edinburgh sunshine from over half a century ago.
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1. A sweet treat
Children enjoying ice cream in Princes Street Gardens in June 1965. Photo: Unknown

2. Dive in
Boys bathe in Water of Leith, at Saughton, in the hot July of 1955. Photo: Unknown


4. A bit of fresh air
Children basking in the sunshine at Edinburgh's Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital in 1960. Photo: Unknown