We got up early – Maria had to get to the dentist – and we were accompanied by a beautiful day, perhaps the nicest in weeks, the sun raced ahead of us across the country roads and the meadow, and I thought how calming it is to see this as we drive, it was so different than being in New York City, such a wonderful and assaultive place, how lucky I am to see such beauty every day, the landscape is always a master painting to me.