The End of Summer

It's hard to believe that the summer is almost over. Although without warm weather it never really did feel like summer here. I'm dreading the long days of darkness and colder weather that lies ahead. Granted it doesn't get nearly as cold here as it does in Wisconsin, those are very brutal winters, but it's hard to remember that when standing at a bus stop for an hour waiting for an overdue bus.

Do you remember when I mentioned that Karis is a more popular name here? Well, not only is it a more common first name, but also a more common last name. We recently took a walk to see "the two towers" which inspired J.R.R. Tolkien and found ourselves near a Karis Medical Clinic. Birmingham is quite proud that Tolkien spent time here and offer city tours of the places he frequented.