Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Trotter's Swamp in Spring (Blossoming Fruit Trees), 1920; watercolor on paper, 20 x 26 1/2 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles Burchfield, Journals, May 28, 1936
Sunday, May 28, 2023
A bitter cold day- A.M. to Varysburg & Wethersfield- too cold to get much. P.M. Home & take “catechumens” to Elma. East to swamp which I explore, delighting in the cold that makes the mosquitos sluggish. A half-hour at the end of the road reading.