We meant today as a farewell to Bedlam Farm. We are closing on the new house July 20. We will sell the farm shortly, it just seems clear to me. One of the highlights of the day for me was working with Red in front of the hundreds of people who showed up to see us work together. The training credit goes to Dr. Karen Thompson, who gave me the gift of Red, but he and I have worked very hard this week with sheep that have never worked with a dog and gave Red a tough time. He is focused, patient, brave and skilled.

People wanted to know everything about him – where he came from, what his story was, how he was trained. I told them I would work hard to keep Red’s working skills up, but I saw this week that he also loves being in the world, driving with me, hanging around with me. So I think his life is going to fill out a bit.

It was wonderful having him for the farewell Pig Barn Art Gallery Show. I cannot tell you proud I am of my wonderful wife, a brilliant artist, a skilled curator. She found great artists, pulled them together, organized a complex two day event – packaged photos and notecards, arranged for food, got help, figured out commissions. A woman told me today that I must be a wonderful man to have such a wonderful wife.

I just blushed.