February 23, 1915
graphite on lined paper
5 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
[inscription reads] " webs streamed betraying the fact that the spiders have come forth, A search revealed none. Yesterday when at school I chanced to see a web flowing past the window and irrelevantly mentioned it to Eastman. / Monday - a soft dark warm day; rain was always imminent but never came. / This morning a change was in the air. The wind was up and flung away to the N.E. thru (sic) the trees. Thru (sic) park to school. All unexpectedly I heard a bluebirds quavering "