Thru a little grove – then along cliff top – Stop to make painting of black tree in valley – Tho this sketch turned out indifferent (in fact all my sketches today were of little value) yet I enjoyed myself doing it – perhaps one reason why they turned out second-rate – the warm sun beating down, the air full of bird-songs, road-pipings – the noise of water running everywhere – a haze arising from the ground – the snow spots shrinking rapidly.
     Sketch finished, down into valley to eat – sit in a sheltered spot on a stump, reveling in the warm sunshine – find a vermillion cup fungus and a white flower.
     Sketch of two little cascades which come from the snowfields tumbling down to little creases in the earth, to unite, and come down further as one – a delightful subject – Finished start walking homeward – late afternoon sunlight romantic slate cliffs with snow – the banal tourist camp - , up hill and thence along edge of cliff to Transit Road bridge – great dramatic skies to west – make a rapid sketch. Come to impassible torrent – go back toTransit Road– thence toClinton– the level sun-rays  turn trees to flaming feathers against a blue-black stormy East – inClinton St.hurriedly, just catching bus.
                                                                Sat. Apr. 16, 1932
     A futile day – a day of great clouds and storm – Decide to go sketching at Hamburg, but am turned back by near-blizzard – A blinding snow for an hour or more from the N.W.  Then alternate “spits” of snow, and flashes of brilliant sunshine all day-
     An overpowering indecision assails me, and the day is all but wasted – I finally give my time over to making a new sketching portfolio – Am interrupted in this at late afternoon by the appearance of Bredemeier with frames.  He stays while I try various pictures in them-
                                                                Sun. Apr. 17, 1932
     A cool, bright bright Spring day.
     A.M. finish work on new portfolio
     P.M. with whole family toArtGalleryto see Spring show.  Also Art in Industry Exhibit –