What is the secret of Sibelius’ grim originality? The determination to stand alone, and the iron will to carry it thru, keeping his work pure and unsullied by the current decadence in art; by keeping lonely vigils with nature, whereby he comes to know her in all her true aspects unsoftened by sentimentality.
Packing the last two pictures – fine sunny day – it was a pleasure working outdoors, doing physical labor.
We concluded that the most satisfying of all fall colors are orange yellows, oranges, and all variations of these with warm tans and browns.
Preparing for spring planting in the fall is essentially an act of faith - it presupposes that spring will indeed come again...
Oct. a bad night on the train. Train an hour late so forced to eat breakfast on the train. A club car with only a few tables – crowded; only one waiter, everyone intolerable.
The dry season continues. There are no vivid colors. Nature is drying a dead yellow...
...the oak trees where I gathered acorns, still the same – I gathered some for my children. On thru the Dutchman’s – here everything altered so much, it was almost unrecognizable. From here on it became just a country walk -.
At noon Bertha called my attention to strands of spider webs in the sky. The trick was to get the sun back of our chimney. – then they were clearly visible, by their highlights – the longer we looked the more were revealed...
There is no discord between me and the world now.
Thin cricket chorus. Sounds like a ball in a whistle. Steady.