After months of being stuck inside, what better time for temperatures to soar than the week lockdown rules are loosened?
It was great to see so many people take advantage of the good weather and gather with friends and family in parks around Leeds this week.
Though the pandemic is by no means over, it at least feels like people now have some kind of respite from the sacrifice and suffering of the past year.
As much as there has been moralising over parks being "crowded" or not, green space can be at a premium in Leeds and not everyone has the privilege of a garden.
I've got the choice of Woodhouse Moor and a rusty fire escape that could vaguely be called a balcony - when the sun comes out, I know which option I'm picking.
As long as you can stay socially distanced, stick to the rule of six, and don't give in to temptation to take the socialising indoors if the weather turns, then there's no reason to feel guilty about meeting your friends - or for other people to scold you.
Who can blame people for wanting to socialise about months of being stuck inside? Especially young people who have already had to sacrifice so much of what should be the best years of their lives.
But while this week's warm weather was glorious, the scenes at places like Woodhouse Moor in the aftermath were anything but.
Litter was left strewn across the grass, with bins overflowing - even if most of it was cleaned up by the afternoon.
This is - it really shouldn't have to be said - a bad thing. And anyone who does this should feel guilty.
It looks awful and it harms local wildlife - and the last thing the environment needs is more indestructible plastic waste floating around for years and years to come.
But what's more, these scenes inevitably feed into the stereotype young people are always trashing public spaces - regardless of whether it was young people doing the littering or not.
Luckily, the solution is simple: just chuck your rubbish in the bin.
If the bins are overflowing, just take your rubbish home and chuck it in the bin there. If your bin at home is full then I'm afraid that's another chore for you to do.
And if you're feeling particularly heroic, pick up other people's rubbish if they've left it there. You can even reward yourself with another beer afterwards (just recycle the bottle).
