Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 18, 1917

Night walk over luminous fields – a wild wind out of [the South West] – luminous zenith – I entered Posts woods fascinated by its awfulness; but fled away in terror; as I [was] looking where nothing was, two stumps suddenly appeared; the black north was awful  –

I watched an elm tree  –

A star slowly shown forth and suddenly disappeared –what wonders the passing sky holes revealed!

This was a full day –

Charles E. Burchfield, January 18, 1917