May 4, 1917
 commercially bound notebook
 5 ¾ x 3 ¾ inches
 Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
May 4, 1917 - 
 Cold rain + sleet from the chilly east – heavy sky; roofs glitter white oppressive black shadow over all things; fruit blossoms are dingy, yet a wren song –
 Last night oriole heard in the orange NW afterglow – 
 Heavy drenching rain at noon – like midwinter