Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), The Fragrance of Spring (Bee Hepaticas), c. 1962; watercolor, charcoal, and chalk on Bee watercolor paper mounted on board, 38 x 29 inches; The Spiro Family Collection, courtesy of Debra Force Fine Art, New York
First downy bud of hepatica (back of garage) – The vermillion cup fungus has started to grow – (4 or 5 small ones). Spring beauties in bud.
A calm clear snowy morning after a heavy frost – song sparrows – Two mourning doves in the white pine. Somewhere a carpenters hammer –
A walk to the end of the lot – crocuses in the upper bed in full bloom. I counted 24 yellow – a fine sight.
Charles E. Burchfield, April 8, 1947