Bruce Shanks (1908-1980)

[inscription reads] " Sept 26, 1914 / Heavy frost. / Cold crystal air. / A day out of October. / Wonderfully deep resounding blue sky; blinding white wind-chased clouds. / On these days, noon maybe said never to come; it is morning all day and I can refer you to the morning-glories, which do not close. After a season of barrenness they are now blooming again, as if to take advantage of their last days of life. / Afternoon spent chiefly with Mother in the kitchen. I like the way a bar of "