Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

[inscription reads] " beak. / In early morning, I can detect no sense of Autumn. The heavy rains have rejuvenated everything. This may have been an early summer’s morning. It is not until later & the sun is higher & wind commences to blow that it seems like September. / Dew-bristled orchard. / Jewell-weed choked hollow. / Mushrooms & lichens are the spring flowers of this second spring. / Peterbird. / The spontaneity of mushrooms is one of their greatest "