Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 9, 1963

A muggy cloudy day with sunlight rare – a shower in the late afternoon –

a.m. – food shopping – then to H’s Tea room for lunch – afterwards to umbrella shop on Franklin to order beach umbrella

p.m. – in studio studying the “Spider Web Tree”

Just before six John calls to find out how we are doing in the floods – He said N.Y.C. had also been declared a “disaster area” [*] He and Winnie are going to Maine next weekend for their vacation – We agreed late September for them to come up to go over the year’s work –

Evening music – Vivaldi concertos (5, 6, 7 + 8) from “Cetra”

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, August 9, 1963

* [On August 7, 1963, in Buffalo and the surrounding areas, there was declared a national disaster area after a rain fall of 4.28 inches in a 24 hour period. Sections of the Niagara branch of the New York State Thruway were under water, http://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/1830b/report.pdf pps. 92-93]