Bright nights

It's 8.30pm and I'm blinded by the sun.  I had to pull the shades down so that I can see what I'm typing.  Summer is upon us and the days are getting longer.  Although the past few days, the mornings and afternoons are cloudy, windy and chilly (today was 11C), the evenings, from 6pm onwards, the sun starts to shine.  The sun won't fully set until maybe 11pm.  We've been going to bed with the sun still lingering along the horizon.  But it's not too bright that we can't fall asleep.  It is a bit weird for me but I am taking it all in my stride.  And even when it does get very bright at night,  it's good for my plants at the balcony and the garden.  And for that, I am not complaining.

how the balcony looks like at 8.30pm