In studio, [studied] various pictures especially the Sun Burst, which needs enlarging and redesigning – also studied the 1940 “December Sun”
Grey smoky November – a cool morning – yellow + ochre rifts in sky that sweeps from N.W. at times silver sun in low S.E. Heavy yellow haze –
I planted crocus bulbs tonight, it seemed strange that these little dry bulbs planted in the cold black earth... would next spring come up flowers after the first March thunderstorm
Evening – to Meibohm’s. A pleasant, but rather intense evening. Intense because all of them had so many things they wanted to show...
A.M – a wonderful heavy frost – even the tops of trees coated thickly –
In studio studying “October Sunburst” and “Sundogs in December” and writing a letter to the Samples.
A.M. In studio, cleaning frame for “Backyards in Late Winter,” putting picture in it, and with the aid of Bertha hanging it in the studio. By this time it was time for us to do our food shopping –
Flowers still blooming on, if diminishing in numbers and splendor – the longest we have ever gone without a killing frost.
One of the perplexing puzzles of this summer's torture, today in the wild October sunshine I heard a peterbird sing. — Tonight I love painting; I love the pictures that throng my mind—
Altho Hank had made a date at Nenner’s for Tuesday – we had began to wonder if we should not after all, try to get a new car. –