Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Flowers in Back Alley, 1917; watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 3/8 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Armand J. Castellani, 1978
Snow-drops by the garage pushing up — wide tops indicate buds about to appear. It has been mild all week —
P.M. — while we were having tea, I noticed a mosquito outside the window.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 23, 1921