Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Autumn Branches, 1948; watercolor on paper laid down on board, 30 x 23 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 7, 1920
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021
Today was a still, cold October weather day following a white frost. Trees are commencing to change color and thin out, and houses have such a look about them, as if they knew some hideous secret, or were in despair. Tremendous silences settle down over the town at times. Great dramas are expected at any moment, but no dramas are forthcoming. It is now that railroad whistles jar the atmosphere; the freight whistles sound like some wild beasts in despair.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 7, 1920