To Bentley’s & Farquhar’s woods walking – a fluffy fall of snowflakes from the East – sun a pale white spot –
A little milder; up to 20° by noon and a little higher later on. A pale grayish sky, from which a little snow filtered down in a slightly diagonal direction.
Working in the studio some on drawings. Made a few corrections on the “May 9, 1917” drawing (Circus Parade) but did not mount it.
How can I get out of this slough? Everything I attempt is useless.
Tho at going to bed it was raining, morning light again revealed a whitened earth. It was a sugary snow, not shaggy like the other day, and gave all things a softened look.
Did a small picture as a gift for Frank and Margaretta- using the fence posts with dead goldenrod and the ash-tree from the picture “December Sun”...
P.M. To Post’s Sketching – Follow a soggy snowfall in early morning a big cold windy day – AI felt free again as I painted – The wild music of the powerful roaring of the tree-tops; I built a huge fire – To live this!
A rather heavy snow; enough to look like “real winter” but not enough to be a traffic problem. All the children are delighted – the loathed the long sunny spell we had –
P.M. Philharmonic concert — In the intermission, news of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), The Philippines, Hong Kong etc — Impossible to take in its significance at once) —