Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

upon nature. But as it was, I attempted to keep up my portion of the conversation and observed the myriad wonderful things that our going on in this overflowing month September. A sorry combin­ation to be sure and sorry were the results I obtained.

Two impressions however remained with me as a result of our wanderings. And these were the Wideness and completeness of Nature in September. Sky is big + broad, fields are unending - all things cry out to the mind “ – Expand, Expand! Grow!” and indeed there is room for it in this wind-swept weather. One has a desire to run aimlessly hither and thither shouting to the sky his joy and exuberance. As to nature’s completeness at this season - does it not explain itself. Altho this is not quite the season yet when all things are ready for harvesting yet by now many seeds are already scattered far and wide, others are ready to go and still others are forming while the number of flowers in bloom are comparatively