Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, September 2, 1942

Sept. 2 -

     B + I out to the Allen Rd. country - take our lunch along and eat under the big maple at the east end of the road. Tho a warm humid day, it was pleasant under the tree, for a wind, that increased somewhat as the day progresses, rendered the air in the shade delightful.

     A very pleasant relaxed interlude for us; we both enjoyed it thoroughly; listening to the late summer wind in the tree's foliage trying to determine why it had a "late summer" sound. B - though because the leaves were drier than in Early Summer; - listening to the various insects; the little trip to the swampy patch in the field to the South; with its profusion of golden rod and light blue-violet asters.

     Afterwards, to Springville, and thence to West Valley where we, with a slightly (and unwarranted) guilty feeling, filled our tank with gas. Peach ice-cream cones which we ate parked along the road.

     Evening - B + M + I to the Art School Tea. Meet there Mrs. Ritchie (wife of the new doctor of the Albright Gallery) The Eliots, and the Soyer's - Made arrangements for the Soyers to come out tomorrow.

Charles E. Burchfield, September 2, 1942