Sometimes our rose-coloured spectacles convince us that summers always used to be sunny and warm, but it wasn’t really the case.
Take a look through this selection of fascinating pictures from the Evening News archive and be transported back to the 1960s and 1970s. See how much things have changed over the last five or six decades. And be reminded there were some overcast and windy days back then too.

1. summer treat
Children with ice cream in Princes Street gardens Edinburgh, June 1965. | TSPL

2. Playing in the waves
A child and his/her bulldog playing with a stick in the sea at Portobello beach in May 1975. | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand

3. Highland show
Visitors enjoy the summer sunshine at the Royal Highland Show, Ingliston, June 1979. | TSPL Photo: Ian Brand
