I know exactly what you mean, owning a house in the south of France and returning every summer affords me the delight of seeing fields of yellow and gold year on year – it’s something me and my family look forward to immensely. Because my wife is a teacher and my boys are still at school, it means that we can and do spend at least five weeks every summer soaking up the warm weather, though I must admit it’s a little sad seeing those same fields turn dark as the sunflowers ripen and lose their glorious colour.