Charles Burchfield, Journals, April 16, 1916

 Day development to 1^st Spring Thunderstorm –

 Cool windy [CD] – with wind comes heat + haze – great sweeping sky; horizon milky blue

 Big wind fairly roars across land; maples const red glow in violet woods; brick (one kind) blooming – Hot white south –

Storm approaches at late dusk – a curved solid mass of cloud – blue grey whitish edge – from N.W.  Moon in southeast surrounded by peculiar orange glow + fades away – lightning plants visions of black houses up against sky – wind + rain come in a furious rush – rain spray whitens streets – lightning from N. lights up houses – Rages 2 hrs.  Afterwards – The sound of waterfalls in the air –

Picture –

Maples, birches, Cottonwoods in speckled bloom; flowers up; hot white wind from southwest – followed, after a haze moonrise by a terrific thunderstorm