Monday, April 22, 1867.
  Clear for an hour after sunrise. Rained
from 11 A.M. to 12. Had a thunder
storm in P.M. commencing at
6 P.M. and it was about over at
8 P.M. Ther 47[degrees] - 60[degrees] - 50[degrees].
Got up at 5 A.M. and took a
ride up through Belmont,
Spent the first part of P.M.
in fixing boxes. John Coffin
came down and spent the
greater part of the P.M. and
R. Deane came down in the 
latter part. An American
coot was shot this A.M.
Studied a little while at
home and from 8 P.M. to
9 P.M. Went to bed at 10 P.M.
There are no birds building in
our yard as yet.
Tuesday, April 23, 1867.
  Clear and a beautiful day but
the morning and evening was
rather cool. Ther. about 34[degrees] - 
60[degrees] - 36[degrees]. Went shooting
in P.M. with D. French and R.
Deane. Found Dan & Ruth
at the house when I got home
from school, Dan having come
down to stay a few days at Ruth's.
Took some lunch and we started
at about 3 P.M. I wounded a
rabbit and Dan finished him.
I also fired at a gl. wng. woodpecker.
Dan fired twice at a hairy woodpecker.
Saw a night heron and a red
tailed hawk. Got home at 7 P.M.
Went up to the R's in the
evening and got out my
Cataline. The lilacs are covered with
small leaves.