Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

[inscription reads]  Yesterday & today have been fine October days - fit endinqs for such a wonderful month. There was more wind yesterday, less today. Yesterday there were clouds - today none - a deep blue sky. Most trees are almost bare; some yet are green - poplars, Japanese poplars, great willows and some others. Of late there have been leaf bonfires in Wade Park which saturate the whole woods with blue smoke, the scent of which swims the head. / Eastman (on our walk to school from lunch) said