Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, June 10, 1917

Moth comes out — A.M. to Bottoms country sketching – Misty morning — A stray wind clatter rain drops from warm wet trees —towards noon sky clears hazily, hot sun beats down throwing circular shadows under trees; booming thunderclouds Storm spitting & rumbling to N.W. while all here is sunlit & death by calm. In meadow — storm to N. & one to South — Grey clouds finally cover all.

A wind comes from north, loose scudding mists clouds that grow denser & denser & hang low – air chills – terrific morbid dusk – Even then the June bugs boom thru the air — Night in Post’s density of black under ¶trees is appalling fat – a feeling of a crime –

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, June 10, 1917