Sunday, March 8, 1868.
  Clear and a springlike
day. Ther. about 36[degrees] - 
54[degrees] - 40[degrees].
Rose as usual.
Father shaved me.
Walked down with
R. Deane. Saw three
Snow Birds, & 9 Cedar
Birds. In P.M. took
a walk around Mt.
Auburn with R. Deane.
The snow has melted
away wonderfully within
the last three days
and the warm weather
has used up the sleighing
completely. Wrote an
account of my Red Wing
with the orange mesh,
to the Naturalist.
Monday, March 9, 1868.
  Clear and a pleasant
day. The snow settled
very much. The fields
are about half bare.
Ther. about 31[degrees] - 54[degrees] - 
32[degrees]. Rose at 6.40 A.M.
a took a ride on Tiger
around Fresh Pond.
Saw two Song Sparrows
and heard one sing, the first
of the season.
Got back to breakfast.
Walked down to school
alone. When I got back
from school had lunch
as usual. Then R. Deane
came down and we
spent the P.M. in
snowballing. Went up
to the R's in evening and
and studied about two
hours. The sleighing is all
used up. The Cicero is
very hard.