Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, May 21, 1945

The full beauty...of the dandelion...is lost to the majority of people because of its infinite numbers. They like rarity and bow down before some obscure orchid because it may happen to be rare. God’s greatest gift to me, is the ability to be astonished anew each year by the almost incredible beauty of a dandelion plant in full bloom. Surely no other plant is so full of the Glory of God, and His creation. Seen singly, or in myriad numbers, it is beyond all comprehension. It is as difficult to take in all the glory of the dandelion, as it is to take in a mountain, or a thunderstorm.

Charles E. Burchfield, Vol. 46, May 21, 1945