Sunday, April 19, 1868.
  Clear and a pleasant
day. Ther. about 50[degrees] - 
64[degrees] - 48[degrees]. Rose
as usual, shaved, and
exercised the dogs.
Attended church
in A.M. In P.M.
took a ride with father
to Woburn & saw Mr.
Cumming's colts.
R. Deane saw two
Barn Swallows to day.
Saw a Robin building
in our yard. The grass is
everywhere green & the
Elm trees & Maples are
covered in blossoms.
The Lilac buds are
bursting open.
The frost is entirely
out of the ground..
Wrote in my bird record
most of the evening.
Monday, April 20, 1868.
  Cloudy all day. Ther.
about 48[degrees] - 44[degrees] - 40[degrees].
Rose as usual and
excercised the dogs.
Walked down to school
with J. Russell and
got late. Came home
through the square and
bought six yards of
large wire & five pound
of tar. After lunch
Henshaw came up.
In P.M. stuffed the Wood
Duck and while skinning
it R. Deane came
down and stayed until
I had finished. his vacation
of a week commences to
day. Father bought me
a keg of powder. Went
up to R's in evening
as usual. St. cont. of Wood
Duck pure white back sand
and some king of an acorn
or hazel nut.