Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Startled Sparrows, c. 1916; watercolor and pencil on paper, 20 x 14 inches; Image courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Archives
Charles Burchfield, Journals, March 19, 1917
Thursday, Mar 19, 2015
A brilliant white sun in a dense pale thick yellow haze –
Songsparrows fill the air –
A wet glittering noon with spearshaped clouds –
Charles Burchfield, March 19, 1917