Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 8, 1949

A beautiful sunny shining like day—

P.M. sketch from the “top” of our lot S.W. winds. Prior to beginning everything seemed to go wrong, difficulty getting the easel out of the shed; then it blew over—then the wind literally tore my mounted paper away from the clips—then I knocked over a pail of water, drenching one foot.

In spite of all that—fine to be out in the open painting again. A fairly good sketch.

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 8, 1949