Charles Burchfield, Journals, December 22, 1935

Dec. 22- 1935-

A.M. Take children to church for Christmas exercise practice – then east on [Jaminon] Rd. to the Swamp. For a tramp around the west end of the swamp and over the hill to the woods at the [north] – A calm, cold day- the stillness profound. The bark of a young evergreen – a soft silken texture, a beautiful ashen, or smoky ____ in color, the light from the sum reflected in a soft yellow high light –

Coming back from the woods – the sun a soft round glow in a warm [tawny] sky, in beautiful contrast to the snow hills in front which were a sharp bluish white, extremely cold, with a pale _____ [lemon] light from the sun falling over them.

Charles E. Burchfield, December 22, 1935