Wea[ther] Sat[urday] Aug[ust] 11,1900 Ther[mometer]
  Sunny but hazy with strong S[outh]w[est] wind.
Intensely hot.
  After breakfast walked to the
beautiful beech woods just beyond
the first brook. It was restfully 
cool & quiet under the fine old
trees.
  Drove Mrs. Simmons past Thorndike
Pond in the afternoon.
Wea[ther] Sunday [August] 12[,] [1900] Ther[mometer]
  Cloudy & cool with light rain in
the early morning. 
Wea[ther] Mon[day] Aug[ust] 13, 1900 Ther[mometer]
  Cloudy with N[orth]e[ast] wind and heavy 
rain most of the day.
  Visited the Swamp beyond the pine
woods in the forenoon & dug a number
of ferns & some fine yew plants.
  Saw a Canadian Warbler feeding a brood
of young.
  Spent most of the afternoon reading aloud
with Mrs. Simmons.
  The Deanes returned this evening after an
absence of more than a week at Cambridge.
Wea[ther] Tuesday [August] 14[,] [1900] Ther[mometer]
  Forenoon cloudy; clearing in P.M.
  In A.M. took a rather long walk
with Nathan in the beech & pine woods
beyond the first brook. Dug a few 
ferns & a small yew. Heard a 
Red-shouldered Hawk scream.