Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 8, 1916

Dec 8, 1916 –

(star doodle) at midnight – out doors.  The sky is immense. At the zenith the small remote moon is but a dim glow in the pale violet sky; a deep rumblings from the depths in the west; a steady wind clatters a leaf on a grape vine; Trees bristle upward black silhouettes against the sky – (star doodle)

How peculiar a door under gaslight – a feeling of crime – a loose sketch on the wall rattles.  

Charles E. Burchfield, December 8, 1916