Our Dahlias waited until the Open House was over, then they chose to leave us, they have begun to die. In a few weeks we will dig them up, sort them by color and height and put them in the cold storage room. It is a rainy day in Bedlam, I wanted to capture them as they left and thank them for the beauty and privacy and comfort they gave us all summer, after my surgery I sat for many hours in the Dahlia garden. We will expand it again next year, we want to have one of the most inspiring Dahlia gardens around.

I will miss them until Spring, but I am not sad to see them go. This is a part of life, and I am nothing but grateful for having them. In their honor, I will work all morning on my “Talking To Animals” book. I feel like they helped get me from there to here.