Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

Evening sunlight was beautifully yellow - almost golden. A wonderful calmness pervades all things.iAugust 27, 1914.(HT)Usually these mornings the oriole only utters single notes or fragments of song. This morning I heard him give his song full + clear twice. I thought I had heard it before. The second time I looked instantly in that direction and saw him flying thru the air some distance from where I had heard his song. My impression was that he had left his song behind him,