Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

49. Late P.M. - weeding the garden under the pines to relieve my self.[i]

                   Mar. 31 - (Tues.)

     Wet snow falling all day -

     P.M. - B + I to Lafayettes to see " The Invaders" - a tense dramatic picture.[ii]

                   April 1 -

      Everything covered with snow - loose misty clouds - sun comes out by after noon, strong, and as if by magic, all the snow is gone.[iii]

                   April 2 (Thurs.) -

     All morning until 2:00 on the new picture -

     Sun brilliant in a misty sky - strong southwest wind -

     Girls home at 2:30 from Fredonia -

     First hepaticas out.

Early evening girls to Bartholomeu’s for practice. When they came home all of us at 10:15 to see "Invaders" at Lafayette.[iv]

                   Apr. 3 -

     To Good Friday Services at E. Aurora.[v]

                   Apr. 7 - (Tues.) -

     The girls vacation was all too short for all of us. It has come and gone, and it seems as if it did not really happen. Thursday when I was painting, and the mild wind was blowing across the land, I felt a gayety and well-being, that came from the knowledge that in a few hours, we would all be together again. It was a happy hour that has passed like a dream. (CD) - Painted on the Poplar Tree picture - the new Lutheran chimes - vilely played.