Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Lull in Summer Rain, 1916; watercolor on paper, 13 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches; Private Collection, Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Far walk with F— this P.M. A windy sunshiney weather after a rainy night — we have become congenial companions — I felt that I saw nature with an innocent eye today — The cold wind blew up the odor of clover from sunlit meadows —
When I communicated to F— my desire to make my home in a wild uncivilized place he heartily seconded my thought. So I do not feel queer that I dream of that northwest forest I am going to search for.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, June 19th, 1916