Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

see many logs in last stage of decay - merely oblong mounds of earth. Dim outlines of trees as tho the shadows remained after trees were removed. Lichen crusted. Tall stump here curiously carved by engraver beetles. Like a totem pole of Nature.(HT)This season is licheny & mushroomy. Our thoughts are like mushrooms - they are spontaneous & quick & spring from all things. Like mushrooms they are short lived & unless we pick them when they are fresh, they become wormeaten by the commonness of everyday life.