A Deo et Rege

Sadly, Don Knotts has died. As a huge fan of the Andy Griffith Show, this is indeed sad news.

Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord and let light perpetual shine upon him. May he rest in peace.

Living in the snow belt has pretty much completely killed off an already moribund love of snow. Mind you, I still like snow, but now only from Thanksgiving until Christmas. After that, the only things I see now are hazardous roads, high heating bills, and cabin fever. The snowfall totals for this winter in my town are currently at about 95 inches. Last winter we received 157 inches. I don’t think I’ve ever missed Southern Ohio or even Atlanta (and other than friends and my university, I have never missed a thing about Atlanta) more than during this February!!

I have always loved spring (although autumn is my favorite season), probably because of the warm yet not hot weather and the many colors. It’s a bit like summer without the extreme heat and humidity and the bugs. I am so ready to get a tan, run and bike outdoors and wear T-shirts. I’m also ready to not use heating oil or air conditioning (and so save a few dollars). So, I say to spring: please come…quickly!

Photo by Jonathan Bennett (taken a couple springs ago)