Doug Larson:
(February 10, 1926 – April 1, 2017).
Columnist and editor for the Door County Advocate (1953–1964) and wrote a daily column, “Doug’s Dugout,” for the Green Bay Press-Gazette (1964–1988), both Wisconsin-based newspapers. The column was originally syndicated through United Media under the title “Senator Soaper Says”; Larson took over authorship in 1980. Previously, it had been written by Bill Vaughn of the Kansas City Star. Larson was born in the city of Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin.
Autumn is a time of year that is followed by longing for spring.
It is a dry, humorous observation. Autumn has barely left before you are already looking forward to spring, because winter stands in between. In his initial version, Larson made this amusingly concrete by mentioning the four months one has to endure. It can also be read as a gentle dig at people who hardly appreciate autumn because they are already thinking ahead.
Author: Doug Larson (1926–2017).
An American columnist from Wisconsin. He wrote the daily column “Doug’s Dugout” for the “Green Bay Press-Gazette”, which was filled with short, witty, or wise one-liners.
Origin:
According to research by quote investigator Barry Popik, an early version appeared in Larson’s column on October 15, 1990, with the wording: “Autumn is a season followed directly by four months of looking forward to spring.” The familiar phrasing—“followed immediately by looking forward to spring”—appeared in his column on March 23, 1992. The sentence “a time of year that is followed by longing for spring” is thus a loose rephrasing of that well-known version, often encountered online.
