Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, March 8, 1915

Yesterday morning before light, a wet snow commenced to fall; and in a few hours the world was a glow of white trees and ground.  As noon approached the snow fell from the trees and the vision was gone.  At night it grew colder and sparkle flakes coated the crusting snow.

Today was a wonderful day of blinding sunlight and glimpses of a resounding blue in the cloud depths.  Dawn-glow was cold green, in which sparkled the monstrous morningstar, that faded abruptly as the green became yellow, out of which burst the sun that turned the dark world into a blind of light.  All day the snow was so bright we could not look at it with open eyes.  At night white clouds patch the black star sparkled sky against which rise the blacker buildings.

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, March 8, 1915