October 21, 1914
graphite on lined paper
5 7/8 x 3 3/4 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
[inscription reads] This morning in life. I happened to the window – mid morning sunlight wonderful - on the yellow thickly hazed trees - sky brown with low-hanging smoke - blue wind jarring the softly detached elmes (sic) leaves in yellow showers. - emerald lawns leaf speckled. / Corot created his morning scenes - but this morning the sun shining thru (sic) the willows in Wade Park surpassed even his wildest imagination. Grass silvery with heavy dew. At any time during