I am going to buy a book, and write in it various headings, and at times I will open it and whatever the heading suggests to me, there I will write the thought. The headings will be, —Zodiac, Sky, Stars, Sun, Moon, Wind, Rain, Storm, Lightning, Snow, Ice, water, river, ocean, lake Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, North, South, East, West, Northeast, Southwest, Northwest, and the winds in all directions, + all the Months, Frost, Dogdays, Squaw Winter, Indian Summer, Cloud, mist, fog, Zenith, dew, Winter + Summer Solstice, Vernal + Autumnal Equinox, Night, Day, Morning, Dawn, Mid Morning, Noon, Mid afternoon, Evening, Dusk, Twilight, Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, Moonset, Road, Wood Path, Forest, wildflowers—Butterfly, Moth.
Charles E. Burchfield, December 30, 1915