October 22, 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] ground. / The soft leaves float down like a sparkle of yellow butterflies against a September sky. Nothing has quite so keen a sense of fun as a fallen leaf says Barrie. With what riotous joy they pursue an auto down the lane! / October woods - a sparkling splotch of orange against the blue. / The shadows of falling leaves rushing toward me on the green grass! / At noon Bob & I plan our menu for our walk Sunday. Bob gives me Ingersoll’s “Why I am an "