The Dahlia classroom reopens every year in August in the Massachusetts.
I relearn one lesson: from the most unattractive tuber Mother Nature ever created (And, I mean EVER) comes spectacular beauty.
Selective Focus is the magic of a macro lens and particularly with dahlias as they always take their usual sweet time in budding and blooming in New England.
The wait is ALWAYS worth it and their stages along the way almost as spectacular.
But, I have found in 2020, patience and selective focus are also my #1 & #2 survival skills for coexisting with the challenges of disease, fellow citizens, and politicians.
The Dahlia Classroom teaches important lessons beyond the garden. As you look at this small portfolio ( I shall add more as they bloom), please remember just how unattractive their tubers are. Mother Nature went out of her way with Dahlias to suggest that if you are patient, beauty comes from its opposite.
Is there a human equivalent? I do not know. But, patience will be required to figure it out and selective focus on parts that do begin to bud may be the key.
