Charles Burchfield, Journals, August 30, 1916

Three phenomena yesterday express the season – At morning the glow on the dewy grass surrounding the shadow of my head; at noon as I looked out at the vivid sunflowers in the white sunlight two jagged streaks marked the course of two butterflies, at evening the sun lit up the telegraph wires with gold –

This noon, a flock of sparrow flew up from the ground with a sudden whirr, the flicker of the sun on their wings repeated in the dazzling sunflowers.

The vision of these mornings is a house roof wet with dew glistening among the sun-spokes –

Of evening a series of house roofs turned white zigzagging across the yellowed land toward the horizon –

At noon is felt the hugeness of air - & haze & sunlight sifting through the trees –

Towards the sun at noon the sunlit tops of most trees are mazes of sparkles –

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 30, 1916