In a calm and orderly fashion

Today was as jumbled as yesterday but wasn't personally problematic. I had almost four hours of commuting, worked four hours, class two hours and not much else. I like commuting. I usually travel with Beulie who stares out the window while I'm listening to KDFC, the Bay Area's classical music station. We watch the vineyards go by, the ever-changing seasons observed through vines. Right now they are spectacular -- miles of reds and golds, almost orange and some bright green. Or deep green. Or burgundy. I keep forgetting to grab my camera so I can pull over to snap photos -- other people are doing it -- because the vineyards are quite beautiful as they creep up hills and through the entire Sonoma Valley and the Valley of the Moon.

In our art therapy class this afternoon we continued learning various ways to construct mandalas so I'm posting the project I worked on in class. Repetitive designs are soothing, comforting, a pleasant way to just chill for a bit before taking on the rest of the day.