Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

from a naturalist’s point of view – my own – for I do not count a trip, no matter how difficult or long, as wasted which reveals only one new discovery to be added to my meagrestore of facts.  My natural knowledge comes slow but I would rather have it so for if I were to learn rapidly I would soon have little to discover and while the facts already uncovered have lost none of their charms, still the thought that new things are to be learned every day gives nature study and excitement and uncertainty wherein perhaps lies her greatestcharms.  Tonight it was the identification of a rattling croak-like call as that of a tree-frog, the Hyla.  It is the first that I have ever seen, thohaving heard + read much about him.  Thohe had ceased “singing”, when our light was flashed on him, his throat was still puffed up like a huge bubble his musical instrument! Just as we were leaving, from out of the north came a roaring and rushing sound