Charles E. Burchfield, Journals March 27, 1917

  A rainy sky morning  warm  wet wind sweeping thru maple blossoms; sunlit streak low to SE – dashing rains later –

  Turns to snow, a violet white in great sweeps – grey sky blue around edge of bldgs – (To think of rain dashing thru maple blossoms the sigh of the wind + great sketches of flooded swamps -)

  At noon, evil ragged layer sky – windy blossom ring maples – white Northern horizon – A few places  on ledges etc on houses with snow which is startlingly brilliant – Trees below sky very indistinct – Grass creates a new order of color – all “neutral things next it become vivid violet. 

Charles E Burchfield, Mar 27, 1917 -