Charles E. Burchfield's Dreams, Journals, June 22, 1939

A dream:

A June twilight; several thunderstorms were forming in the west and northwest; the wind was blowing violent. As I was looking out over our backyard, suddenly a whole section of our fence was blown loose, but kept upright, and in a straight line, was swept back as far as the studio, where it fell over. It grew colder, and finally turned to snow, covering the green plants. I called the whole family, made light of the disaster, and said we really should celebrate. So joining hands, we circled around our little evergreen, singing “Oh Christmas Tree.”

Charles E. Burchfield, June 22, 1939