Stunning bikini-clad athlete spotted soaking up summer sunshine

A stunning bikini-clad athlete soaks up our long-awaited summer as Scots flock to beaches and beauty spots to catch rays as temperatures sizzle.

Anastasiia Terekh from Hamilton enjoyed reading her book in the sunshine in a white two-piece at the popular suntrap of Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond.

The 25-year old was taking a break from her role as goal keeper for the Ukranian National beach soccer team as the country basks in long-awaited sunshine.

Elsewhere swimmers took advantage of the warm summer weather with a dip at the Gourock swimming pool on the west coast.

The Lido is one of the country's oldest outdoor heated pools in the country - but most were more interested in cooling down with temperatures hitting 24c today.

And the capital gears up for the start of the annual Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe as tourists and performers throng the Old Town Streets in the centre of the city in bright sunshine.

Scots made the most of warm and sunny weather before the start of what some meteorologists believe to be an autumn month in Scotland.

Parks and beaches proved a magnet for families starved of sunshine this summer, notably cooler and duller than normal.

George Anderson of TV’s the Beechgrove Garden said he does not subscribe to the theory that August sees the start of autumn but admits this summer has been ‘very disappointing’.

He added: "There’s no doubt it’s been a poor summer. Failing flowers in our gardens could be down to the fact that we have not as much sunshine as we would normally expect.

“In fact, there has been no wall-to-wall sunshine for any sustained period.

“Tomatoes have taken time to ripen and my sweetcorn has taken a while to get a move on.”

He said early browning of leaves on some trees could be due to Dutch Elm Disease, in the case of elms, or moth infestation in the case of chestnuts.

Mr Anderson added: "If you are seeing other trees turning partly brown, this may result from comparatively dry conditions in some parts, which cause trees to ‘stress’."

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