Wea. [Weather] MON. [Monday] MAY 7, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
35 [degrees]
60 [degrees]
  Cloudless with strong N.W.
wind
  Spent day at farm finishing
cutting out trees near wood
road that leads to the
red pines.
Wea. [Weather] TUESDAY May 8, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
37 [degrees]
62 [degrees]
  Cloudy with light showers.
Much warmer feeling &
actually warmer at evening
when (at 7 p.m.) the Ther
stood at 60 [degrees].
  A great bird wave arrived 
last night. All day long
Ball's Hill was alive with
birds mostly [?]. There
must have been over 100.
  Spent day at Ball's & Davis's
Hills working with Pat.
Wea. [Weather] WED. [Wednesday] MAY 9, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
48 [degrees] - 80 [degrees] reg.
65 [degrees] 5.45 A.M.
51 [degrees] - 7 P.M.
  Early morning clear & very
warm with strong W. winds.
Remainder of day cloudy with heavy
rain from 10 A.M. to 12 m.
Wea. [Weather] THURSDAY May 10, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
30 [degrees] - 68 [degrees] reg
34 [degrees] - 5.30 A.M.
37 [degrees] - 7 P.M.
  Clear with high N.W. wind
Several snow squalls in P.M.
Ice thicker than window glass formed
along the edges of flooded meadows across
the river. Pat had to break his way 
through in this morning. No signs of frost
on our side. My wild flowers uninjured.
 Visited Barrett farm in early morning.
Bitterly cold there. Spent most
of day near wood shed where  the
men were working on the load -